Derrick

Boy name

Derrick has been given to 146,344 babies in the U.S. since 1917. It peaked in 1980 and currently ranks #850 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈdɛɹɪk/

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

146,344

Peak year

1980 (4,171 babies)

Rank in 2025

#850 for boys

First recorded

1917

10-year trend

▼ -66%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Famous people named Derrick

Derrick Rose

American basketball player (born 1988)

Derrick White

American basketball player (born 1994)

Derrick Luckassen

Ghanaian-Dutch footballer

Derrick Favors

American basketball player (born 1991)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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