How Many People Are Named Derika?
An estimated 424 people in the United States have the first name Derika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Derika peaked in popularity in 1990 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Derika 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 Derika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
424
About 1 in 808,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1990
24 births
Total Registered
440
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Derika
Derika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 440 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Derika as a female name
Ranked #15,341 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1990 (24 births)
Derika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Derika span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 191 babies were registered. Derika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Derika by Decade
How has Derika 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.
Derika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Derika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Derika
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Derika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Derika?
We estimate approximately 424 people named Derika 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 808,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Derika a common name?
Derika is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 440 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Derika most popular?
Derika reached peak popularity in 1990, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Derika is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Derika a female name?
Derika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Derika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Derika Smith, Derika Johnson, Derika 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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