Derry vs Derrick

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

Name A

Derry

Boy name

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #817

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Metric Derry Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #817
Total Births (all years) 1,541 145,055
Peak Year 1957 1980
Peak Year Births 50 4,135
Peak Decade 1950ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derry Derrick
1910ss 20 11
1920ss 67 12
1930ss 155 57
1940ss 201 333
1950ss 335 6,177
1960ss 261 21,189
1970ss 187 32,862
1980ss 131 36,348
1990ss 102 23,984
2000ss 63 13,531
2010ss 19 8,557
2020ss — 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derry Derrick
2014 6 913
2015 7 835
2016 6 748
2017 — 701
2018 — 610
2019 — 580
2020 — 518
2021 — 458
2022 — 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, 1914–2016.

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