Is Derik a boy or girl name?
Derik is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 34 boys were named Derik, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,481 US babies named Derik were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,395
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Derik since 1952
- 5,481
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 198 babies
Boys and girls named Derik, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 385 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 871 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,650 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,225 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 768 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 364 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,308 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,011 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,369 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,727 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,135 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,907 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,604 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,447 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 86 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 130 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 122 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 122 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 136 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 171 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 194 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 163 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 160 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 198 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 146 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 173 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 149 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 158 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 154 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 163 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 186 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 119 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 101 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 87 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 80 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 71 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 91 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 87 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 90 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 82 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 71 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 63 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,875 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,023 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,617 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Derik reached #638 in 1980. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Derik
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.