Derk

DURK /ˈdɜːk/
boy 1 syllable fading

Derk is a rare variant of Derek that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Derk is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1993. Derk was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1967 (27 births).

About the name Derk

PronunciationDURK /ˈdɜːk/
CultureDutchGerman
27peak births 1967
1950first in SSA data

Names similar to Derk

How popular is Derk?

Boys named Derk
195019601970198019901993
Boys named Derk per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1950–1993 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1993) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Derk total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19935—#9,093
19898—#5,772
19889—#4,887
198710—#4,328
19869—#4,564
198513—#3,452
19846—#5,759
19839—#4,222
19827—#5,158
19817—#5,070
198017—#2,752
197910—#3,873
19789—#3,936
197711—#3,442
19768—#4,098
197516—#2,559
197424—#1,898
197311—#3,063
197219—#2,099
197121—#1,997
197014—#2,535
196922—#1,774
196819—#1,858
196727—#1,481
196620—#1,733
196517—#1,939
196416—#2,053
196313—#2,334
196211—#2,552
196110—#2,751
196012—#2,450
19598—#3,094
195816—#2,044
195721—#1,764
195613—#2,298
195512—#2,330
195413—#2,230
19536—#3,516
19507—#3,098