Boys' name · since 1958
Derric
1,448 babies named Derric in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,448
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Derric is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,448 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Derric recorded 1,448 times among boys since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2022.
- #4,060 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,448 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derric ranks #4,060 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,448 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,060 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,448
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Derric's 1,448 recorded births place it above 91.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Derric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derric's full recorded timeline at 1989, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2022
- Peak year (1981)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Derric by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (364 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Derric's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Derric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 14
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
219 births
- 1970s
1970s
364 births
- 1980s
1980s
317 births
- 1990s
1990s
281 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 364 births (25% of all-time use).
How Derric 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 Derric's total volume
Derric by state
Where Derric concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 67 | 4.6% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 3.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 14 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
67 of 1,448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Derric's data
- Derric's decade-level peak was the 1970s (364 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Derrics (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Derric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1958–2022 (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 Derric 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.