Derrell vs Derrick

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

Name A

Derrell

Boy name · Rank #9945

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Derrell Derrick
Current Rank #9945 #814
Total Births (all years) 5,864 145,347
Peak Year 1987 1980
Peak Year Births 136 4,135
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derrell Derrick
1900s 5 -
1910s 56 11
1920s 199 12
1930s 415 57
1940s 496 333
1950s 719 6,173
1960s 710 21,192
1970s 674 32,860
1980s 1,017 36,342
1990s 779 23,991
2000s 434 13,531
2010s 295 8,559
2020s 65 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derrell Derrick
2014 27 914
2015 21 835
2016 25 748
2017 21 702
2018 24 610
2019 19 580
2020 16 518
2021 11 458
2022 9 370
2023 13 344
2024 7 308
2025 9 288

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, 1909–2025.

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