How Many People Are Named Derak?
An estimated 70 people in the United States have the first name Derak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Derak peaked in popularity in 1989 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Derak as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Derak paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Derak is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
70
About 1 in 4,896,491 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1989
10 births
Total Registered
74
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Derak
Derak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 74 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Derak as a male name
Ranked #10,307 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Derak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Derak span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 37 babies were registered. While Derak is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Derak by Decade
How has Derak tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Derak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Derak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Derak
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Derak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Derak?
We estimate approximately 70 people named Derak are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,896,491 Americans share this first name.
Is Derak a common name?
Derak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 74 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Derak most popular?
Derak reached peak popularity in 1989, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Derak is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Derak a male name?
Derak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Derak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Derak Smith, Derak Johnson, Derak Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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