Boys' name · since 1920
Dedrick
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 4,456 babies named Dedrick, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,456
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dedrick is the #6188 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,456 recorded since 1920.
Dedrick has 4,456 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6188 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #1,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,188 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,456 born since 1920
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dedrick ranks #1,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,188 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,456 born since 1920, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,456
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dedrick's 4,456 recorded births place it above 95.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dedrick compares
4,456 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dedrick's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dedrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,456 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 147 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dedrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dedrick's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 147, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dedrick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 147
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Dedrick popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1975 (Dedrick as girls' name)
Dedrick by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,071 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Dedrick's strongest decade.
1,071 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Dedrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 250
1960s
250 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,071 births
- 1980s
1980s
874 births
- 1990s
1990s
951 births
- 2000s
2000s
663 births
- 2010s 407
2010s
407 births
- 2020s 115
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,071 births (24% of all-time use).
How Dedrick compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dedrick's total volume
Dedrick by state
Where Dedrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 629 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 452 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 415 | 9.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 233 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 190 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 154 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 123 | 2.8% |
| #8 | California | | 101 | 2.3% |
629 of 4,456 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Dedrick appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dedrick's data
- Dedrick's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,071 total births); usage has since declined to 115 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dedricks (629 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dedrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dedrick 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 August 2026.