Boys' name · since 1952
Derik
5,508 babies named Derik in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,508
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
5,508 babies have been named Derik since 1952, making it today's #3978 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Derik recorded 5,508 times among boys since 1952, holding rank #3978 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, 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 1952 to 2025.
- #1,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,978 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,508 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derik ranks #1,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,978 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,508 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,508
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derik's 5,508 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Derik compares
5,508 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Derik's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Derik | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,508 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 198 | 34 | 22,252 |
Derik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derik's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 198, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Derik by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,650 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Derik's strongest decade.
1,650 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Derik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s 385
1960s
385 births
- 1970s
1970s
871 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,650 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,225 births
- 2000s
2000s
768 births
- 2010s 364
2010s
364 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,650 births (30% of all-time use).
How Derik compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Derik's total volume
Derik by state
Where Derik concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 601 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 389 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 169 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 167 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 158 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 104 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 97 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 89 | 1.6% |
601 of 5,508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Derik appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Derik's data
- Derik's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,650 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deriks (601 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Derik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Derik 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.