Recorded 1995–2012 Boys' name Peak 1995 21 births

Derex — boys' name

21 babies named Derex in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s102010s5

The verdict

21 boys have been named Derex since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

21
total births
1995–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Derex was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

6 babies were named Derex in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derex

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Derex between 1995 and 2012, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derex currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derex performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Derex shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derex 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 21 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.

Derex at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

21

Since 1995

18 years of records

Peak year

1995

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1995

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2012

Derex popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1995

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1995)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Derex by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 48% of Derex's all-time total
1990s62000s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derex?
21 babies have been named Derex since 1995. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1995 with 6 births.
When was Derex most popular?
Derex was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Derex been used?
Derex has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 18 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Derex?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Dereck, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2012 (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.