Is Derek a boy or girl name?
Derek is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,355 boys were named Derek, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 238,769 US babies named Derek were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #258
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Derek since 1924
- 238,769
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 8,402 babies
Boys and girls named Derek, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 5,246 | 12 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 19,020 | 68 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 38,314 | 202 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 72,927 | 458 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 50,753 | 122 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 27,021 | 36 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 17,972 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 5,907 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,355 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,240 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,155 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,094 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,063 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,115 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,408 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,546 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,715 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,883 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,881 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,874 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,116 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,141 | #181 | 5 | #17,482 |
| 2010 | 2,293 | #171 | 6 | #15,475 |
| 2009 | 2,306 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,488 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,854 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,647 | #159 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,420 | #172 | 10 | #10,333 |
| 2004 | 2,544 | #157 | 5 | #16,811 |
| 2003 | 2,754 | #149 | 7 | #12,758 |
| 2002 | 2,787 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3,007 | #132 | 6 | #13,996 |
| 2000 | 3,214 | #121 | 8 | #11,005 |
| 1999 | 3,190 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3,409 | #110 | 10 | #8,765 |
| 1997 | 3,671 | #106 | 9 | #9,228 |
| 1996 | 3,920 | #101 | 11 | #7,728 |
| 1995 | 4,452 | #83 | 13 | #6,746 |
| 1994 | 5,081 | #77 | 15 | #6,069 |
| 1993 | 5,761 | #67 | 11 | #7,640 |
| 1992 | 6,293 | #62 | 17 | #5,545 |
| 1991 | 6,893 | #59 | 18 | #5,236 |
| 1990 | 8,083 | #54 | 18 | #5,112 |
| 1989 | 8,365 | #54 | 37 | #2,943 |
| 1988 | 8,074 | #53 | 55 | #2,100 |
| 1987 | 8,253 | #54 | 57 | #1,964 |
| 1986 | 6,901 | #57 | 35 | #2,743 |
| 1985 | 6,661 | #56 | 41 | #2,411 |
| 1984 | 6,972 | #52 | 41 | #2,347 |
| 1983 | 6,988 | #51 | 51 | #1,997 |
| 1982 | 6,991 | #50 | 44 | #2,261 |
| 1981 | 6,481 | #53 | 42 | #2,348 |
| 1980 | 7,241 | #50 | 55 | #1,945 |
| 1979 | 4,201 | #72 | 26 | #3,169 |
| 1978 | 3,801 | #75 | 21 | #3,536 |
| 1977 | 3,442 | #84 | 22 | #3,403 |
| 1976 | 3,168 | #84 | 19 | #3,568 |
| 1975 | 3,186 | #83 | 15 | #4,201 |
| 1974 | 3,636 | #74 | 21 | #3,234 |
| 1973 | 3,920 | #69 | 20 | #3,258 |
| 1972 | 4,146 | #67 | 17 | #3,590 |
| 1971 | 4,667 | #63 | 26 | #2,748 |
| 1970 | 4,147 | #77 | 15 | #3,911 |
| 1969 | 2,925 | #109 | 12 | #4,243 |
| 1968 | 2,460 | #122 | 12 | #4,052 |
| 1967 | 2,447 | #123 | 9 | #4,698 |
| 1966 | 2,111 | #141 | 6 | #5,965 |
| 1965 | 1,801 | #167 | 8 | #4,939 |
| 1964 | 1,588 | #172 | 6 | #6,181 |
| 1963 | 1,636 | #177 | 8 | #4,990 |
| 1962 | 1,600 | #188 | 7 | #5,431 |
| 1961 | 1,405 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 1,047 | #247 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 984 | #254 | 7 | #5,156 |
| 1958 | 917 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 677 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 614 | #299 | 5 | #6,180 |
| 1955 | 501 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 393 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 338 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 342 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 278 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 202 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 113 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 63 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 61 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 48 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 46 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 81 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,654 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Derek reached #50 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #1,945 in 1980. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Derek
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.