Recorded 1964–2012 Boys' name Peak 1991 179 births

Deadrick — boys' name

179 babies named Deadrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s561980s521990s472000s52010s8
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Deadrick was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

11 babies were named Deadrick in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deadrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 179 babies named Deadrick between 1964 and 2012, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deadrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deadrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deadrick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deadrick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deadrick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 179 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deadrick at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

179

Since 1964

49 years of records

Peak year

1991

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1964

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2012

Deadrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1964

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
11
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 20121994198819831978197419691964 5

Deadrick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
56 births that decade — 31% of Deadrick's all-time total
1960s111970s561980s521990s472000s52010s8

Deadrick by state

Where Deadrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deadrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
55 30.7%
Tennessee share of Deadrick's total US births 30.7%

55 of 179 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deadrick?
179 babies have been named Deadrick since 1964. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 11 births.
When was Deadrick most popular?
Deadrick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Deadrick most popular?
The top states for the name Deadrick are Tennessee (55 births).
How long has the name Deadrick been used?
Deadrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 49 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Deadrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dean, Deandre, Deangelo, Deacon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1964–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.