Derrick is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1980 and has since faded.
Derrick is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #850 for boy births in the United States (and #1,741 across all names), given to 288 babies. Derrick first appears in 1917 and peaked in 1980 (4,135 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 288 | 288 | — | #850 |
| 2024 | 308 | 308 | — | #813 |
| 2023 | 344 | 344 | — | #758 |
| 2022 | 370 | 370 | — | #713 |
| 2021 | 458 | 458 | — | #606 |
| 2020 | 518 | 518 | — | #549 |
| 2019 | 580 | 580 | — | #494 |
| 2018 | 610 | 610 | — | #479 |
| 2017 | 702 | 702 | — | #442 |
| 2016 | 748 | 748 | — | #421 |
| 2015 | 835 | 835 | — | #384 |
| 2014 | 914 | 920 | — | #353 |
| 2013 | 981 | 992 | — | #330 |
| 2012 | 1,053 | 1,053 | — | #313 |
| 2011 | 1,098 | 1,109 | — | #301 |
| 2010 | 1,038 | 1,038 | — | #307 |
| 2009 | 1,115 | 1,120 | — | #296 |
| 2008 | 1,197 | 1,197 | — | #285 |
| 2007 | 1,295 | 1,295 | — | #267 |
| 2006 | 1,362 | 1,375 | — | #254 |
| 2005 | 1,379 | 1,379 | #13,378 | #245 |
| 2004 | 1,330 | 1,330 | #14,636 | #248 |
| 2003 | 1,385 | 1,391 | #12,761 | #244 |
| 2002 | 1,442 | 1,450 | #16,119 | #236 |
| 2001 | 1,455 | 1,462 | — | #232 |
| 2000 | 1,596 | 1,596 | — | #218 |
| 1999 | 1,619 | 1,631 | #15,040 | #213 |
| 1998 | 1,756 | 1,764 | — | #194 |
| 1997 | 1,784 | — | — | #188 |
| 1996 | 1,995 | — | — | #169 |
| 1995 | 2,199 | — | #8,960 | #159 |
| 1994 | 2,582 | — | #10,869 | #136 |
| 1993 | 2,722 | — | #5,269 | #129 |
| 1992 | 2,921 | — | #10,793 | #120 |
| 1991 | 3,105 | — | #8,783 | #111 |
| 1990 | 3,376 | — | #6,566 | #106 |
| 1989 | 3,457 | — | #5,622 | #99 |
| 1988 | 3,330 | — | #3,609 | #97 |
| 1987 | 3,568 | — | #2,865 | #86 |
| 1986 | 3,365 | — | #2,525 | #87 |
| 1985 | 3,821 | — | #2,369 | #83 |
| 1984 | 3,694 | — | #2,744 | #79 |
| 1983 | 3,689 | — | #2,677 | #78 |
| 1982 | 3,689 | — | #2,713 | #78 |
| 1981 | 3,884 | — | #2,670 | #78 |
| 1980 | 4,171 | — | #2,616 | #74 |
| 1979 | 3,766 | — | #2,492 | #80 |
| 1978 | 3,826 | — | #2,278 | #76 |
| 1977 | 3,521 | — | #2,266 | #80 |
| 1976 | 2,951 | — | #2,618 | #91 |
| 1975 | 2,857 | — | #2,068 | #90 |
| 1974 | 3,000 | — | #2,003 | #87 |
| 1973 | 3,082 | — | #2,581 | #87 |
| 1972 | 3,122 | — | #2,239 | #91 |
| 1971 | 3,607 | — | #2,816 | #84 |
| 1970 | 3,480 | — | #2,278 | #96 |
| 1969 | 2,967 | — | #2,310 | #107 |
| 1968 | 2,618 | — | #2,648 | #116 |
| 1967 | 2,529 | — | #2,449 | #120 |
| 1966 | 2,467 | — | #2,205 | #127 |
| 1965 | 2,434 | — | #3,791 | #129 |
| 1964 | 2,106 | — | #3,408 | #156 |
| 1963 | 1,967 | — | #2,892 | #164 |
| 1962 | 1,594 | — | #3,324 | #191 |
| 1961 | 1,511 | — | #3,828 | #198 |
| 1960 | 1,189 | — | #4,532 | #236 |
| 1959 | 1,187 | — | #4,726 | #231 |
| 1958 | 1,038 | — | #4,003 | #244 |
| 1957 | 951 | — | #5,564 | #249 |
| 1956 | 816 | — | #4,951 | #254 |
| 1955 | 655 | — | — | #278 |
| 1954 | 512 | — | #5,945 | #320 |
| 1953 | 359 | — | — | #360 |
| 1952 | 302 | — | — | #397 |
| 1951 | 218 | — | — | #459 |
| 1950 | 171 | — | — | #512 |
| 1949 | 83 | — | — | #756 |
| 1948 | 65 | — | — | #847 |
| 1947 | 46 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | — | #1,361 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1944 | 23 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1943 | 30 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | — | #1,971 |
| 1941 | 16 | — | — | #1,778 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,714 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,253 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,240 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | — | #3,047 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,772 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,152 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #3,906 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,133 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,654 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,819 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,831 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,129 |