Total births
22
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.
- 22
- total births
- 1954–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that 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.
- 22 total births
- 1954–2015 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Dierk since 1954, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.
- 22
- total births
- 1954–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Dierk was born in this single decade.
2015
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dierk in 2015 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1954
Dierk popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2015
- Peak year (2015)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Dierk by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (32% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2015. 7 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
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
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dierk
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Diesel Boy
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Dietrich Boy
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Dieter Boy
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Diezel Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dierk: Baby Name Since 1954 - 22 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dierk. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.