Boys' name · since 1961
Derrich
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Derrich, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Derrich sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 64 recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrich has been recorded 64 times among boys since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1990.
- #20,415 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrich ranks #20,415 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Derrich's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Derrich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derrich's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derrich popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1990
- Peak year (1973)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Derrich by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 64% of the file).
1970s was Derrich's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Derrich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Derrich's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Derrich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1961–1990 (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 Derrich 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.