Boys' name · since 1917
Derrick
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 145,347 babies named Derrick, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #852 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 145,347
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
145,347 babies have been named Derrick since 1917, making it today's #852 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Derrick recorded 145,347 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #852 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #852 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 145,347 born since 1917
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrick ranks #236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #852 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 145,347 born since 1917, peaking in the 1980s.
- #236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #852 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 145,347
- born since 1917
- 1980s
- peak decade
Derrick's 145,347 recorded births place it above 99.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Derrick compares
145,347 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Derrick's all-time total is 394x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Derrick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 145,347 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Derrick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Derrick's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 4,135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Derrick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 4,135
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Derrick popularity over time - girls
997 total births recorded since 1954 (Derrick as girls' name)
Derrick by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (36,342 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Derrick's strongest decade.
36,342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Derrick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 333
1940s
333 births
- 1950s 6,173
1950s
6,173 births
- 1960s
1960s
21,192 births
- 1970s
1970s
32,860 births
- 1980s
1980s
36,342 births
- 1990s
1990s
23,991 births
- 2000s 13,531
2000s
13,531 births
- 2010s 8,559
2010s
8,559 births
- 2020s 2,286
2020s
2,286 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 36,342 births (25% of all-time use).
How Derrick 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 Derrick's total volume
Derrick by state
Where Derrick concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,855 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 10,384 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 9,045 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 8,614 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7,391 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7,056 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 6,556 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6,466 | 4.4% |
10,855 of 145,347 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Derrick appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Derrick's data
- Derrick's decade-level peak was the 1980s (36,342 total births); usage has since declined to 2,286 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Derricks (10,855 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 Derrick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Derrick 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.