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Derrick Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Derrick?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Derrick, ranked the 475th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Derrick has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #74 in 1980 with 4,135 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Derrick in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1939.

Derrick, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1940-1943, 1945-1965, and 1966-1970, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1989-1997, 2005-2010, and 2011-2016.

Derrick's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Derrick has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Derrick?

Derrick's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Derrick still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Derrick (Girl)Derrick (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 608 475
2017 < 5 -- 695 445
2016 < 5 -- 745 420
2015 < 5 -- 835 384
2014 < 5 -- 910 353
2013 < 5 -- 978 331
2012 < 5 -- 1,052 313
2011 < 5 -- 1,096 301
2010 < 5 -- 1,035 307
2009 < 5 -- 1,115 296
2008 < 5 -- 1,196 285
2007 < 5 -- 1,295 267
2006 < 5 -- 1,362 254
2005 7 13,370 1,372 245
2004 6 14,626 1,324 247
2003 7 12,755 1,378 243
2002 5 16,115 1,437 236
2001 < 5 -- 1,455 232
2000 < 5 -- 1,596 218
1999 5 15,037 1,613 213
1998 < 5 -- 1,755 194
1997 < 5 -- 1,783 187
1996 < 5 -- 1,993 169
1995 9 8,959 2,188 159
1994 7 10,864 2,574 136
1993 18 5,267 2,701 129
1992 7 10,791 2,914 120
1991 9 8,780 3,095 111
1990 13 6,564 3,363 106
1989 15 5,618 3,444 99
1988 26 3,609 3,307 96
1987 34 2,863 3,532 86
1986 39 2,525 3,326 87
1985 42 2,368 3,780 83
1984 33 2,742 3,663 79
1983 33 2,677 3,656 78
1982 34 2,713 3,654 78
1981 34 2,668 3,849 78
1980 36 2,616 4,135 74
1979 37 2,491 3,728 80
1978 40 2,277 3,787 76
1977 40 2,265 3,484 80
1976 30 2,615 2,920 91
1975 42 2,067 2,817 90
1974 42 2,004 2,960 87
1973 28 2,579 3,055 87
1972 34 2,238 3,087 91
1971 25 2,815 3,580 84
1970 34 2,280 3,447 96
1969 31 2,306 2,942 107
1968 23 2,647 2,592 116
1967 25 2,448 2,504 120
1966 29 2,204 2,438 128
1965 12 3,787 2,419 129
1964 15 3,409 2,093 156
1963 19 2,892 1,948 164
1962 15 3,321 1,581 190
1961 12 3,827 1,498 198
1960 9 4,529 1,179 236
1959 8 4,727 1,181 231
1958 10 4,002 1,028 244
1957 6 5,562 944 249
1956 7 4,947 808 254
1955 < 5 -- 657 278
1954 5 5,946 508 320
1953 < 5 -- 359 361
1952 < 5 -- 303 396
1951 < 5 -- 219 459
1950 < 5 -- 171 512
1949 < 5 -- 83 756
1948 < 5 -- 65 847
1947 < 5 -- 46 1,066
1946 < 5 -- 28 1,334
1945 < 5 -- 21 1,456
1944 < 5 -- 23 1,408
1943 < 5 -- 31 1,241
1942 < 5 -- 14 1,971
1941 < 5 -- 16 1,778
1940 < 5 -- 8 2,712
1939 < 5 -- < 5 --
1938 < 5 -- 16 1,757
1937 < 5 -- 6 3,254
1936 < 5 -- 6 3,241
1935 < 5 -- < 5 --
1934 < 5 -- 7 3,046
1933 < 5 -- 5 3,772
1932 < 5 -- 7 3,150
1931 < 5 -- 5 3,907
1930 < 5 -- 5 4,133
1929 < 5 -- 6 3,654
1928 < 5 -- 6 3,819
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1917 < 5 -- 5 4,129
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.