Derrion vs Derek

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

Name A

Derrion

Boy name · Rank #6960

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Name B

Derek

Boy name · Rank #258

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Metric Derrion Derek
Current Rank #6960 #258
Total Births (all years) 1,471 239,060
Peak Year 2007 1989
Peak Year Births 89 8,365
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1924

Births by Decade

Decade Derrion Derek
1920s - 12
1930s - 155
1940s - 533
1950s - 5,245
1960s - 19,021
1970s 16 38,310
1980s 65 72,923
1990s 322 50,756
2000s 628 27,025
2010s 351 17,978
2020s 89 7,102

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derrion Derek
2014 28 1,881
2015 35 1,885
2016 23 1,716
2017 27 1,546
2018 23 1,409
2019 23 1,115
2020 20 1,063
2021 20 1,095
2022 14 1,156
2023 11 1,240
2024 12 1,357
2025 12 1,191

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, 1977–2025.

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