How Many People Are Named Derryck?
An estimated 209 people in the United States have the first name Derryck. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Derryck peaked in popularity in 1990 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Derryck 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 Derryck paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
209
About 1 in 1,639,973 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
12 births
Total Registered
219
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Derryck
Derryck is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 219 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Derryck as a male name
Ranked #12,533 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1990 (12 births)
Derryck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Derryck span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 58 babies were registered. While Derryck is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Derryck by Decade
How has Derryck 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.
Derryck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Derryck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Derryck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Derryck?
We estimate approximately 209 people named Derryck 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 1,639,973 Americans share this first name.
Is Derryck a common name?
Derryck is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 219 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Derryck most popular?
Derryck reached peak popularity in 1990, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Derryck is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Derryck a male name?
Derryck is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Derryck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Derryck Smith, Derryck Johnson, Derryck 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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