Boys' name · since 1954

Dierk

22 babies named Dierk in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,135 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1954
2010s
peak decade

Dierk sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1954.

Dierk has 22 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 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2015.

  • #28,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1954
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dierk ranks #28,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,135 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1954
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dierk's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dierk's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dierk's full recorded timeline at 2005, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dierk popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1954197020052015 7

Dierk by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 32% of the file).

2010s was Dierk's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Dierk births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dierk? ▼
Dierk has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,135 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 7 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Dierk sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dierk ranks #28,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dierk most popular? ▼
Dierk was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Dierk been used? ▼
Dierk has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 62 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Dierk? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diego, Diesel, Dietrich, Dieter, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Dierk

Nearby Names Like Dierk

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dierk

Diego Boy
#158 126,160 births
Diesel Boy
#2356 2,092 births
Dietrich Boy
#3772 2,063 births
Dieter Boy
915 births
Diezel Boy
345 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dierk: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1954–2015 (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 Dierk 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.