Total births
45
Boys' name · since 1979
Dederick
45 babies named Dederick in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 45
- total births
- 1979–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
Dederick sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1979.
Dederick has 45 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1995.
- 45 total births
- 1979–1995 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 boys have been named Dederick since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.
- 45
- total births
- 1979–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Dederick was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dederick in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Dederick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dederick's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dederick at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Dederick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1995
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Dederick by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Dederick's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dederick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dederick? ▼
45 babies have been named Dederick since 1979. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Dederick most popular? ▼
Dederick was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Dederick been used? ▼
Dederick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 17 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Dederick? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dedrick, Dedric, Deddrick, Dedan, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Dederick's data
- Dederick's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dederick
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dederick
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Deddrick Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dederick: Baby Name Since 1979 - 45 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dederick. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dederick draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.