Recorded 1971–2018 Girls' name Peak 1997 422 births

Dereka — girls' name

422 babies named Dereka in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s1081990s1622000s962010s31

The verdict

422 girls have been named Dereka since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

422
total births
1971–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Dereka was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

22 babies were named Dereka in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dereka

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Dereka between 1971 and 2018, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dereka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dereka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dereka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dereka 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 422 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.

Dereka at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

422

Since 1971

48 years of records

Peak year

1997

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1971

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2018

Dereka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1971

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1997)
22
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
0510152025 201820092004199919941989198319741971 6

Dereka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
162 births that decade — 38% of Dereka's all-time total
1970s251980s1081990s1622000s962010s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dereka?
422 babies have been named Dereka since 1971. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1997 with 22 births.
When was Dereka most popular?
Dereka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Dereka been used?
Dereka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 48 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Dereka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derek, Derricka, Derica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1971–2018 (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.