Is Derrick a boy or girl name?
Derrick is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 305 boys were named Derrick, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 146,052 US babies named Derrick were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #818
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Derrick since 1917
- 146,052
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 4,171 babies
Boys and girls named Derrick, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 333 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 6,177 | 36 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 21,189 | 190 | 0.9% |
| 1970s | 32,862 | 352 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 36,348 | 326 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 23,984 | 68 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 13,531 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 8,557 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,994 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 305 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 343 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 370 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 458 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 518 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 580 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 610 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 701 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 748 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 835 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 913 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 981 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,053 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,098 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,038 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,115 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,197 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,295 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,362 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,372 | #245 | 7 | #13,377 |
| 2004 | 1,324 | #248 | 6 | #14,635 |
| 2003 | 1,378 | #244 | 7 | #12,760 |
| 2002 | 1,437 | #236 | 5 | #16,119 |
| 2001 | 1,455 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1,596 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,613 | #213 | 5 | #15,040 |
| 1998 | 1,756 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1,784 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1,995 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 2,188 | #159 | 9 | #8,960 |
| 1994 | 2,574 | #136 | 7 | #10,869 |
| 1993 | 2,701 | #129 | 18 | #5,269 |
| 1992 | 2,914 | #120 | 7 | #10,792 |
| 1991 | 3,096 | #111 | 9 | #8,782 |
| 1990 | 3,363 | #106 | 13 | #6,566 |
| 1989 | 3,442 | #99 | 15 | #5,622 |
| 1988 | 3,308 | #96 | 26 | #3,608 |
| 1987 | 3,534 | #86 | 34 | #2,865 |
| 1986 | 3,326 | #87 | 39 | #2,525 |
| 1985 | 3,779 | #83 | 42 | #2,369 |
| 1984 | 3,661 | #79 | 33 | #2,744 |
| 1983 | 3,656 | #78 | 33 | #2,677 |
| 1982 | 3,657 | #78 | 34 | #2,714 |
| 1981 | 3,850 | #78 | 34 | #2,670 |
| 1980 | 4,135 | #74 | 36 | #2,615 |
| 1979 | 3,728 | #80 | 37 | #2,492 |
| 1978 | 3,786 | #76 | 40 | #2,278 |
| 1977 | 3,482 | #80 | 40 | #2,266 |
| 1976 | 2,921 | #91 | 30 | #2,618 |
| 1975 | 2,817 | #90 | 42 | #2,068 |
| 1974 | 2,958 | #87 | 42 | #2,002 |
| 1973 | 3,056 | #87 | 28 | #2,581 |
| 1972 | 3,088 | #91 | 34 | #2,239 |
| 1971 | 3,580 | #84 | 25 | #2,816 |
| 1970 | 3,446 | #96 | 34 | #2,279 |
| 1969 | 2,937 | #107 | 31 | #2,310 |
| 1968 | 2,595 | #116 | 23 | #2,648 |
| 1967 | 2,505 | #120 | 25 | #2,449 |
| 1966 | 2,437 | #127 | 29 | #2,205 |
| 1965 | 2,420 | #129 | 12 | #3,790 |
| 1964 | 2,092 | #156 | 15 | #3,408 |
| 1963 | 1,947 | #164 | 19 | #2,892 |
| 1962 | 1,577 | #191 | 15 | #3,323 |
| 1961 | 1,501 | #197 | 12 | #3,828 |
| 1960 | 1,178 | #236 | 9 | #4,531 |
| 1959 | 1,182 | #231 | 8 | #4,726 |
| 1958 | 1,028 | #244 | 10 | #4,003 |
| 1957 | 945 | #249 | 6 | #5,564 |
| 1956 | 809 | #254 | 7 | #4,950 |
| 1955 | 655 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 507 | #320 | 5 | #5,945 |
| 1953 | 360 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 302 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 218 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 171 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 83 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 65 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 46 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 30 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,253 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,240 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,906 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,133 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,655 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,819 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,831 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,129 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Derrick reached #74 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #2,002 in 1974. 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 Derrick
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.