Derck — boys' name
23 babies named Derck in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
23 boys have been named Derck since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 23
- total births
- 1977–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
78% of everyone ever named Derck was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Derck in 1983 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Derck
The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Derck between 1977 and 1987, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derck currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Derck performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Derck shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Derck 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 23 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.
Derck at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Derck popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1977
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1987.
23 total births across 11 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1983 with 7 births in a single year.
Derck by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 18 births that decade — 78% of Derck's all-time total
Derck decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Derck's strongest decade
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 78% of all-time use.
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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, 1977–1987 (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.