Deryck vs Derrick

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

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Deryck

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Derrick

Boy name · Rank #817

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Metric Deryck Derrick
Current Rank Unranked #817
Total Births (all years) 561 145,055
Peak Year 2009 1980
Peak Year Births 18 4,135
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Deryck Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss — 333
1950ss — 6,177
1960ss 44 21,189
1970ss 84 32,862
1980ss 100 36,348
1990ss 128 23,984
2000ss 125 13,531
2010ss 80 8,557
2020ss — 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Deryck Derrick
2014 5 913
2015 5 835
2016 7 748
2017 9 701
2018 6 610
2019 12 580
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, 1962–2019.

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