Derrel vs Derrick

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

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Derrel

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Name B

Derrick

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Metric Derrel Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #814
Total Births (all years) 1,181 145,347
Peak Year 1988 1980
Peak Year Births 25 4,135
Peak Decade 1950s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derrel Derrick
1910s 24 11
1920s 96 12
1930s 153 57
1940s 175 333
1950s 192 6,173
1960s 157 21,192
1970s 118 32,860
1980s 128 36,342
1990s 90 23,991
2000s 43 13,531
2010s 5 8,559
2020s - 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derrel Derrick
2014 - 914
2015 - 835
2016 - 748
2017 5 702
2018 - 610
2019 - 580
2020 - 518
2021 - 458
2022 - 370
2023 - 344
2024 - 308
2025 - 288

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, 1916–2017.

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