Derik Boy
How popular is Derik?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Derik in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
Derik popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▼ 556 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,590 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1987 (198 boys) |
| Highest rank | #638 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1952 |
| 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 |
Derik counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Derrick family of names ranked #596 for boys in 2025 (#578 the year before), with 446 babies in all.
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 Derik is most popular
Babies named Derik per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Derik by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59 | #2,264 |
| 1960s | 385 | #903 |
| 1970s | 871 | #794 |
| 1980s | 1,650 | #638 |
| 1990s | 1,225 | #729 |
| 2000s | 768 | #1,535 |
| 2010s | 364 | #2,168 |
| 2020s | 186 | #3,240 |
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Questions
- Is Derik a boy or girl name?
- Derik is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Derik were boys.
- How popular is the name Derik?
- 27 baby boys were named Derik in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Derik most popular?
- Derik peaked in 1987, when 198 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #638 in 1980.
- How many people are named Derik?
- 5,508 babies have been named Derik in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,210 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Derik most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Derik was most common in Texas, 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.