How Many People Are Named Dereke?
An estimated 189 people in the United States have the first name Dereke. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Dereke peaked in popularity in 1972 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dereke 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 Dereke paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
189
About 1 in 1,813,515 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1972
14 births
Total Registered
207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dereke
Dereke is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 207 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dereke as a male name
Ranked #10,798 in 2000
5 male births in 2000
Peak: 1972 (14 births)
Dereke: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dereke span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 68 babies were registered. Dereke has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dereke by Decade
How has Dereke 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.
Dereke + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dereke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dereke: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dereke?
We estimate approximately 189 people named Dereke 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 1,813,515 Americans share this first name.
Is Dereke a common name?
Dereke is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dereke most popular?
Dereke reached peak popularity in 1972, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dereke is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dereke a male name?
Dereke is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dereke Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dereke Smith, Dereke Johnson, Dereke 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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