Recorded 1963–2015 Boys' name Peak 1990 219 births

Derryck — boys' name

219 babies named Derryck in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s281970s261980s581990s532000s362010s18
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Derryck was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Derryck in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derryck

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Derryck between 1963 and 2015, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derryck currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derryck performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Derryck shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derryck in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 219 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Derryck at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

219

Since 1963

53 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1963

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2015

Derryck popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1963

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
468101214 201520081998199219881983197219681963 5

Derryck by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
58 births that decade — 26% of Derryck's all-time total
1960s281970s261980s581990s532000s362010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derryck?
219 babies have been named Derryck since 1963. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Derryck most popular?
Derryck was most popular in the 1980s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Derryck been used?
Derryck has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 53 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Derryck?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derek, Derrick, Derick, Dereck, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.