Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Derrick?
Births per year, rank history and how many Derricks are alive today.
Derrick (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Derek in England and Wales, ranked 2014th in 2025 and given to 12 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1924, when around 800 babies were given the name, the 74th most popular that year. It has declined since 1924; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. At least 22,000 babies have been named Derrick in England and Wales since 1924. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Derek you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Dereks born in England and Wales are between 61 and 82, and there are at least 79,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 23% chance that at least one of them will be called Derek.
How many babies are named Derrick each year?
Includes all spellings: Derrick, Derek. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Derrick spelling rank?
Where does the Derek spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Derrick most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Derek, peaked in 1934, when around 4,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Derrick spelling itself peaked in 1924, with around 800 babies.
How many people are called Derrick?
At least 79,000 people named Derrick in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Derrick?
Most living Derricks are between 61 and 82; the most common age is about 63.
Is Derrick becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.