Derryck vs Derrick

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

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Derryck

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #817

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Metric Derryck Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #817
Total Births (all years) 219 145,055
Peak Year 1990 1980
Peak Year Births 12 4,135
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1963 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derryck Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss — 333
1950ss — 6,177
1960ss 28 21,189
1970ss 26 32,862
1980ss 58 36,348
1990ss 53 23,984
2000ss 36 13,531
2010ss 18 8,557
2020ss — 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derryck Derrick
2014 — 913
2015 5 835
2016 — 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, 1963–2015.

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