Boys' name · since 1972

Deidrick

118 babies named Deidrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,315 of 45,481
all-time among boys
118
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade

Deidrick is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 118 have been recorded since 1972.

Deidrick has 118 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.

  • #16,315 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 118 born since 1972
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deidrick ranks #16,315 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,315 of 45,481
all-time among boys
118
born since 1972
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deidrick's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deidrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Deidrick splits its recorded history at 1998: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Deidrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
45678910 19721981199419972002200820132016 5

Deidrick by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (34 births, 29% of the file).

2000s was Deidrick's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Deidrick births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 34 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deidrick?
Deidrick has been given to 118 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,315 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 9 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
Where does Deidrick sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deidrick ranks #16,315 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deidrick most popular?
Deidrick was most popular in the 2000s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Deidrick been used?
Deidrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 45 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Deidrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deion, Deiondre, Deionte, Deigo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Deidrick's data

  • Deidrick's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2010s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Deidrick

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deidrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2016 (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 Deidrick 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.