How popular is the name Dereck?

Dereck ranks 1,094th among boys' names in US records, with 9,770 births since 1949. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,015.

Is Dereck a unisex name?

No. Dereck is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 418 children were given the name. It has been in use for 76 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,094 of boy names

Pronounced D ER1 EH1 K (ARPABET)

Dereck is a boys' name, and first appears in 1949. It has been given to 9,770 children — the 1,094th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2024, when 418 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Dereck?: Dereck ranks 1,094th among boys' names in US records, with 9,770 births since 1949. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,015.
Is Dereck a unisex name?: No. Dereck is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Dereck most popular?: 2024, when 418 children were given the name. It has been in use for 76 years and is still recorded as of 2024.