Girls' name · since 1970
Derricka
Derricka has 909 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 909
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derricka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 909 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derricka has been recorded 909 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2022.
- #8,025 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 909 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derricka ranks #8,025 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 909 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,025 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 909
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derricka's 909 recorded births place it above 88.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Derricka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Derricka's full recorded timeline at 1999, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Derricka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022
- Peak year (2000)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Derricka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (403 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Derricka's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Derricka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
403 births
- 2000s
2000s
247 births
- 2010s 102
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 403 births (44% of all-time use).
How Derricka 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 Derricka's total volume
Derricka by state
Where Derricka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 33 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | California | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
33 of 909 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Derricka appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Derricka's data
- Derricka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Derrickas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Derricka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1970–2022 (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 Derricka 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.