Boys' name · since 1970
Derak
74 babies named Derak in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derak is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 74 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Derak recorded 74 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1999.
- #19,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derak ranks #19,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derak's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derak's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1999
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Derak by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (37 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Derak's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Derak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Derak's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 1990s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1970–1999 (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 Derak 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.