Boys' name · since 1962
Deryck
Deryck has 561 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 561
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deryck is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 561 have been recorded since 1962.
Deryck has 561 recorded births among boys since 1962, 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 1962 to 2019.
- #7,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 561 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deryck ranks #7,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 561 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 561
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deryck's 561 recorded births place it above 83.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Deryck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deryck's full recorded timeline at 1992, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deryck popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Deryck by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (128 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Deryck's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Deryck births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 128 births (23% of all-time use).
How Deryck 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 Deryck's total volume
Deryck by state
Where Deryck concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Deryck's data
- Deryck's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2010s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Derycks (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Deryck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1962–2019 (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 Deryck 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.