How Many People Are Named Dereck?
An estimated 7,589 people in the United States have the first name Dereck. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Dereck peaked in popularity in 2024 with 412 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dereck 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 Dereck paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,589
About 1 in 45,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2024
412 births
Total Registered
7,900
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dereck
Dereck is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,900 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dereck as a male name
Ranked #664 in 2024
412 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (412 births)
Dereck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dereck span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,551 babies were registered. While Dereck is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dereck by Decade
How has Dereck 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.
Dereck by State
Birth registrations for Dereck span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Wisconsin, Hawaii. On average, about 128 Derecks were registered per state.
Dereck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dereck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dereck
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Dereck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dereck?
We estimate approximately 7,589 people named Dereck 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 45,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Dereck a common name?
Dereck is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,900 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dereck most popular?
Dereck reached peak popularity in 2024, when 412 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dereck is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dereck a male name?
Dereck is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dereck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dereck Smith, Dereck Johnson, Dereck 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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