Dedrick Boy
How popular is Dedrick?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Dedrick in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Dedrick popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▼ 903 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,599 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1977 (147 boys) |
| Highest rank | #701 in 1977 |
| First recorded | 1920 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dedrick counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dedrick family of names ranked #3,452 for boys in 2025 (#3,349 the year before), with 22 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dedrick | 14 | 64% |
| Dedric | 8 | 36% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dedrick is most popular
Babies named Dedrick per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Dedrick by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 16 | #3,739 |
| 1930s | 15 | #3,479 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,297 |
| 1950s | 83 | #1,836 |
| 1960s | 250 | #1,027 |
| 1970s | 1,071 | #701 |
| 1980s | 874 | #800 |
| 1990s | 951 | #1,004 |
| 2000s | 663 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 407 | #2,283 |
| 2020s | 115 | #3,810 |
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Questions
- Is Dedrick a boy or girl name?
- Dedrick is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dedrick were boys.
- How popular is the name Dedrick?
- 14 baby boys were named Dedrick in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Dedrick most popular?
- Dedrick peaked in 1977, when 147 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #701 in 1977.
- How many people are named Dedrick?
- 4,472 babies have been named Dedrick in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,188 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Dedrick most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dedrick was most common in Louisiana, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.