Boys' name · since 1954
Derrik
Derrik has 2,142 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,142
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derrik sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 2,142 recorded since 1954.
Derrik has 2,142 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2023.
- #3,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,142 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Derrik ranks #3,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,142 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,142
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Derrik's 2,142 recorded births place it above 93.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Derrik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Derrik splits its recorded history at 1989: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 102 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Derrik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2023
- Peak year (1991)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Derrik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (690 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Derrik's strongest decade.
690 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Derrik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 154
1960s
154 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s
1980s
581 births
- 1990s
1990s
690 births
- 2000s
2000s
294 births
- 2010s 123
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 690 births (32% of all-time use).
How Derrik 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 Derrik's total volume
Derrik by state
Where Derrik concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 168 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Washington | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Utah | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 0.5% |
168 of 2,142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Derrik appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Derrik's data
- Derrik's decade-level peak was the 1990s (690 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Derriks (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Derrik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1954–2023 (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 Derrik 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.