Masculine dossier · first seen 1952

Derik

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1987

Peak rank proxy

198

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1952Peak 19872024

Peak year

1987

Decline from peak

82.8%

2024

All-time

5,481

Derik has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1987, when 198 boys were named Derik.

In 2024, only 34 boys were given the name.

Down 82.8% from its peak.

All told, about 5,481 Americans have been named Derik and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1952.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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