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Derrick Name Popularity

How popular is the name Derrick? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 0 0%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 0 0%
1919 0 0%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 0 0%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 0 0%
1932 0 0%
1933 0 0%
1934 0 0%
1935 0 0%
1936 0 0%
1937 0 0%
1938 0 0%
1939 0 0%
1940 0 0%
1941 0 0%
1942 0 0%
1943 1,412 5 0.0004%
1944 0 0%
1945 0 0%
1946 1,383 5 0.0003%
1947 1,157 12 0.0007%
1948 849 29 0.0018%
1949 773 43 0.0027%
1950 495 138 0.0086%
1951 455 182 0.0107%
1952 388 268 0.0154%
1953 369 308 0.0174%
1954 317 479 0.0262%
1955 276 632 0.0344%
1956 253 776 0.0411%
1957 249 920 0.0478%
1958 244 1,003 0.0531%
1959 229 1,156 0.0608%
1960 235 1,156 0.061%
1961 197 1,482 0.0785%
1962 191 1,557 0.0848%
1963 165 1,926 0.1073%
1964 157 2,081 0.1182%
1965 131 2,381 0.1456%
1966 128 2,413 0.1545%
1967 120 2,471 0.1628%
1968 116 2,562 0.1706%
1969 109 2,912 0.189%
1970 96 3,422 0.215%
1971 84 3,572 0.2377%
1972 92 3,073 0.2256%
1973 87 3,042 0.2346%
1974 88 2,938 0.226%
1975 91 2,791 0.2172%
1976 91 2,906 0.2255%
1977 80 3,476 0.2579%
1978 76 3,769 0.2803%
1979 80 3,725 0.2642%
1980 74 4,130 0.2825%
1981 78 3,839 0.2612%
1982 78 3,650 0.2443%
1983 78 3,645 0.247%
1984 79 3,662 0.2462%
1985 83 3,768 0.2483%
1986 87 3,316 0.2197%
1987 86 3,520 0.2307%
1988 97 3,294 0.2114%
1989 99 3,432 0.2127%
1990 106 3,353 0.2023%
1991 111 3,089 0.1895%
1992 119 2,904 0.1819%
1993 129 2,690 0.1725%
1994 136 2,558 0.1667%
1995 159 2,173 0.1442%
1996 169 1,970 0.1316%
1997 186 1,769 0.1196%
1998 194 1,725 0.1153%
1999 213 1,586 0.1059%
2000 218 1,573 0.103%
2001 232 1,437 0.0954%
2002 236 1,405 0.0938%
2003 246 1,344 0.0883%
2004 254 1,285 0.0843%
2005 245 1,344 0.0879%
2006 255 1,338 0.0855%
2007 267 1,272 0.0806%
2008 286 1,165 0.0754%
2009 294 1,092 0.0731%
2010 308 1,005 0.0697%
2011 299 1,072 0.0752%
2012 313 1,015 0.0712%
2013 329 950 0.0667%
2014 351 878 0.0603%
2015 381 805 0.0553%
2016 410 722 0.0501%
2017 436 665 0.0476%
2018 471 566 0.0412%
2019 479 551 0.0407%
2020 558 457 0.0359%
2021 613 409 0.0335%
2022 711 324 0.0246%

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Data via SSA.gov.


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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Derick

Power of the tribe

German

Derreck

Power of the tribe

German

Derrik

Power of the tribe

German

Derryck

Power of the tribe

German


What names are similar to Derrick?

Find a name that’s like Derrick, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aerrick

Forever or alone, ruler

Scandinavian

Dedrick

Power of the tribe

German

Delrick

The king

French

Herrick

War ruler

German

Kerrick

King's rule

English

Merrick

“A serving ruler,” from the Latin mereri (to serve) and the hypothetical root rik (ruler).

Welsh


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4 Comments

  1. My son’s middle name after his dad’s first name. Beautiful name ???

  2. Derrick is a Beautiful name to me!!

  3. I like the name because his dad name is Dante in so I name my baby Derrick

    • My son is Deondre Derrick after his dad whose name is Derrick Dante! ???


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