Derik — #3402 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Derik

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,481 babies named Derik between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derik currently holds the #3402 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 198 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derik performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,650 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Derik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 601 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Derik in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derik 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 5,481 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.