Girls' name · since 1970
Derrica
558 babies named Derrica in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 558
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
558 girls have been named Derrica since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Derrica recorded 558 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2018.
- #11,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 558 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrica ranks #11,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 558 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 558
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derrica's 558 recorded births place it above 84.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Derrica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derrica splits its recorded history at 1996: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derrica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2018
- Peak year (1990)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Derrica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (262 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Derrica's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Derrica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 262 births (47% of all-time use).
How Derrica compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Derrica's total volume
Derrica by state
Where Derrica concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
12 of 558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Derrica's data
- Derrica's decade-level peak was the 1990s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Derricas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Derrica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1970–2018 (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 Derrica 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.