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    The first name Derik

    A boy’s name.

    2 syllables Male

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Derik at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 27 boys born in the United States were named Derik, the 3,973rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1987, when 198 were.

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    5,508
    babies named Derik since 1880
    #3,973
    rank in 2025
    1987
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Derik

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Derik Queen
      American basketball player (born 2004)

    Questions

    Is Derik a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,508 US babies named Derik since 1880 were boys.
    When was Derik most popular?
    1987 in the United States, when 198 babies were named Derik, its highest rank at 654th.