How Many People Are Named Deryck?
An estimated 539 people in the United States have the first name Deryck. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Deryck peaked in popularity in 2009 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deryck 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 Deryck paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
539
About 1 in 635,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2009
18 births
Total Registered
561
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deryck
Deryck is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 561 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Deryck as a male name
Ranked #6,873 in 2019
12 male births in 2019
Peak: 2009 (18 births)
Deryck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deryck span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 128 babies were registered. While Deryck is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Deryck by Decade
How has Deryck 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.
Deryck by State
Deryck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deryck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Deryck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deryck?
We estimate approximately 539 people named Deryck 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 635,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Deryck a common name?
Deryck is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 561 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deryck most popular?
Deryck reached peak popularity in 2009, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deryck is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deryck a male name?
Deryck is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deryck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deryck Smith, Deryck Johnson, Deryck 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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