Derwood vs Derrick

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

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Derwood

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Derrick

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Metric Derwood Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #817
Total Births (all years) 1,021 145,055
Peak Year 1919 1980
Peak Year Births 34 4,135
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Derwood Derrick
1910ss 158 11
1920ss 263 12
1930ss 189 57
1940ss 157 333
1950ss 136 6,177
1960ss 91 21,189
1970ss 27 32,862
1980ss — 36,348
1990ss — 23,984
2000ss — 13,531
2010ss — 8,557
2020ss — 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Derwood 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, 1912–1976.

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