Recorded 1969–1982 Boys' name Peak 1969 40 births

Dirrick — boys' name

40 babies named Dirrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s181980s15
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Dirrick was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dirrick in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dirrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Dirrick between 1969 and 1982, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dirrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dirrick performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dirrick shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dirrick 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 40 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.

Dirrick at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

40

Since 1969

14 years of records

Peak year

1969

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1969

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1982

Dirrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1969

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1982198119801978197519731969 7

Dirrick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 45% of Dirrick's all-time total
1960s71970s181980s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dirrick?
40 babies have been named Dirrick since 1969. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
When was Dirrick most popular?
Dirrick was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Dirrick been used?
Dirrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 14 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Dirrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dirk, Diron, Dirck, Dirl, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1969–1982 (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.