Derk — boys' name

What the Data Says About Derk

The Social Security Administration has registered 506 babies named Derk between 1950 and 1993, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derk currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derk performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Derk shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Derk in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derk 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 506 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.