Boy name
Dereck
Dereck holds the #688 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 396 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1437 in 2020 to #688 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#663 nationally, 413 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1949. The name's biggest fan base is in Maryland (#300 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#688
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#663
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
396
boys named Dereck
Dereck popularity, 1880–2025
Where Dereck is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Maryland (#300), Connecticut (#326), New Jersey (#344)
Uniqueness score
46/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dereck in the most recent year of SSA data.
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