How Many People Are Named Deric?
An estimated 4,483 people in the United States have the first name Deric. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Deric peaked in popularity in 1980 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deric 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 Deric paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,483
About 1 in 76,456 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1980
122 births
Total Registered
4,733
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deric
Deric is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,733 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Deric as a male name
Ranked #7,863 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (122 births)
Deric: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deric span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,028 babies were registered. Deric has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deric by Decade
How has Deric 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.
Deric by State
Birth registrations for Deric span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Oregon, New Jersey, Massachusetts. On average, about 70 Derics were registered per state.
Deric + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Deric: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deric?
We estimate approximately 4,483 people named Deric 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 76,456 Americans share this first name.
Is Deric a common name?
Deric is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,733 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deric most popular?
Deric reached peak popularity in 1980, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deric is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deric a male name?
Deric is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deric Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deric Smith, Deric Johnson, Deric 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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