Diedrick — boys' name
10 babies named Diedrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
10 boys have been named Diedrick since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2012.
- 10
- total births
- 1971–2012
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
50% of everyone ever named Diedrick was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Diedrick in 1971 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Diedrick
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Diedrick between 1971 and 2012, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Diedrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Diedrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Diedrick shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Diedrick 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 10 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.
Diedrick at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Diedrick popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2012.
10 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 5 births in a single year.
Diedrick by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 5 births that decade — 50% of Diedrick's all-time total
Diedrick decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Diedrick's strongest decade
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1971–2012 (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.