Recorded 1994–2011 Boys' name Peak 1999 41 births

Derryk — boys' name

41 babies named Derryk in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s252000s112010s5

The verdict

41 boys have been named Derryk since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.

41
total births
1994–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Derryk was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

8 babies were named Derryk in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Derryk

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Derryk between 1994 and 2011, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Derryk currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Derryk performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Derryk shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Derryk 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 41 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.

Derryk at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

41

Since 1994

18 years of records

Peak year

1999

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1994

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2011

Derryk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1994

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1999)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Derryk by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 61% of Derryk's all-time total
1990s252000s112010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Derryk?
41 babies have been named Derryk since 1994. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1999 with 8 births.
When was Derryk most popular?
Derryk was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Derryk been used?
Derryk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 18 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Derryk?
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, 1994–2011 (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.