Girls' name · since 1979
Dericka
416 babies named Dericka in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dericka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 416 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dericka has been recorded 416 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2017.
- #13,205 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 416 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dericka ranks #13,205 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 416 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,205 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dericka's 416 recorded births place it above 81.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Dericka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dericka's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dericka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Dericka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (182 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Dericka's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dericka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 182 births (44% of all-time use).
Dericka by state
Where Dericka concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 416 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dericka's data
- Dericka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Derickas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dericka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1979–2017 (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 Dericka 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.