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 #817

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Metric Derryl Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #817
Total Births (all years) 901 145,055
Peak Year 1962 1980
Peak Year Births 44 4,135
Peak Decade 1960ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1934 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derryl Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss 24 57
1940ss 135 333
1950ss 205 6,177
1960ss 290 21,189
1970ss 79 32,862
1980ss 76 36,348
1990ss 64 23,984
2000ss 28 13,531
2010ss — 8,557
2020ss — 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derryl Derrick
2014 — 913
2015 — 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, 1934–2008.

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