Derryl vs Derrick

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

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Derryl

Boy name

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #814

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Metric Derryl Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #814
Total Births (all years) 901 145,347
Peak Year 1962 1980
Peak Year Births 44 4,135
Peak Decade 1960s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1934 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derryl Derrick
1910s - 11
1920s - 12
1930s 24 57
1940s 135 333
1950s 205 6,173
1960s 290 21,192
1970s 79 32,860
1980s 76 36,342
1990s 64 23,991
2000s 28 13,531
2010s - 8,559
2020s - 2,286

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derryl Derrick
2014 - 914
2015 - 835
2016 - 748
2017 - 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, 1934–2008.

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