Masculine dossier · first seen 1924

Derek

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Derek
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1989

Peak era

1989

Peak rank proxy

8,365

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1924Peak 19892024

Peak year

1989

Decline from peak

83.8%

2024

1,355

All-time

237,860

Derek is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1989, when 8,365 boys were named Derek.

In 2024, only 1,355 boys were given the name.

Down 83.8% from its peak.

All told, about 237,860 Americans have been named Derek and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1924.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1989

19898,365 boys named Derek

20241,355 boys named Derek

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