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Derek name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Derek ranks #284 in male records (1,191 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#284 · 1,191 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 166 male records (1,357 to 1,191); rank moved from #258 to #284.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 96 male records (1,095 to 1,191); rank moved from #302 to #284.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,716 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Derek becoming more popular?

Derek's reported male count decreased by 166 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #258 to #284. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Derek. That is not a count of zero.

Derek in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DerekFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,7160201620252016: 1,716 male records2017: 1,546 male records2018: 1,409 male records2019: 1,115 male records2020: 1,063 male records2021: 1,095 male records2022: 1,156 male records2023: 1,240 male records2024: 1,357 male records2025: 1,191 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——1,191284
2024——1,357258
2023——1,240273
2022——1,156297
2021——1,095302
2020——1,063309
2019——1,115305
2018——1,409256
2017——1,546239
2016——1,716226

Questions about Derek’s popularity

How common is Derek in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Derek ranks #284 in male records (1,191 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Derek?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Derek only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Derek creates a match.

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