Names / Boy names
Derek
Current rank
#284
holding steady
All-time peak
#50
in 1980
First recorded
1924
in U.S. data
Children named
239,900
since 1924
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #50 in 1980 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Derek makes its debut in American naming records in 1924, where it reads as a boys' name. Today it sits at #284 and is staying stable. Its strongest year was 1980, at #50 nationally. More than 239,900 children have been given the name overall.