Dermot vs Derrick

Side-by-side comparison of Dermot and Derrick — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Dermot

Boy name

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Derrick

Boy name · Rank #817

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Metric Dermot Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #817
Total Births (all years) 482 145,055
Peak Year 1969 1980
Peak Year Births 16 4,135
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Dermot Derrick
1910ss 11 11
1920ss 10 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss 10 333
1950ss 58 6,177
1960ss 105 21,189
1970ss 72 32,862
1980ss 5 36,348
1990ss 39 23,984
2000ss 98 13,531
2010ss 61 8,557
2020ss 13 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dermot Derrick
2014 11 913
2015 5 835
2016 9 748
2017 — 701
2018 6 610
2019 6 580
2020 — 518
2021 5 458
2022 8 370
2023 — 343
2024 — 305

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2022.

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