Boys' name · since 1950
Derrek
Derrek has 3,047 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,229 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,047
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derrek currently ranks #12229 among boys' names in America, with 3,047 babies recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrek has been recorded 3,047 times among boys since 1950, currently ranked #12229 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,514 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,229 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,047 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrek ranks #2,514 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,229 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,047 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,514 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,229 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,047
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derrek's 3,047 recorded births place it above 94.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Derrek compares
3,047 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Derrek's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Derrek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,047 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Derrek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derrek's full recorded timeline at 1990, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derrek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Derrek by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (842 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Derrek's strongest decade.
842 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Derrek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 250
1960s
250 births
- 1970s
1970s
430 births
- 1980s
1980s
842 births
- 1990s
1990s
795 births
- 2000s
2000s
417 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 842 births (28% of all-time use).
How Derrek 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 Derrek's total volume
Derrek by state
Where Derrek concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 246 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 140 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 61 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 37 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 37 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 32 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 28 | 0.9% |
246 of 3,047 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Derrek appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Derrek's data
- Derrek's decade-level peak was the 1980s (842 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Derreks (246 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 Derrek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Derrek 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.