Boys' name · since 2005
Dierks
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 308 babies named Dierks, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dierks is the #7514 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 308 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Dierks recorded 308 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #7514 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #10,429 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,514 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 308 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dierks ranks #10,429 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,514 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 308 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,429 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,514 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 308
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dierks's 308 recorded births place it above 77.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
How Dierks compares
308 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dierks's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dierks | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 308 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dierks's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dierks's full recorded timeline at 2015, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dierks popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dierks by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Dierks's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Dierks births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (58% of all-time use).
Dierks by state
Where Dierks concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 308 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dierks's data
- Dierks's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Wisconsin records the most Dierkss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dierks: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Dierks 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.