Deric Boy

How popular is Deric?

#7,190 boy name in 2025

11 baby boys were named Deric in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.

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4,441living people named Deric (est.)
38median age of people named Deric
4,744babies named Deric since 1880
1 in 301,395US babies born in 2025

Deric popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#7,190 for boys (▲ 570 from 2024)
Babies in 202511 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-73% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,918 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020
Peak year1980 (122 boys)
Highest rank#763 in 1970
First recorded1952
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Deric counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Derrick family of names ranked #596 for boys in 2025 (#578 the year before), with 446 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Derrick 288 65%
Derick 120 27%
Derik 27 6%
Deric 11 2%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Deric by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1950s92#1,619
1960s556#804
1970s951#763
1980s1,028#792
1990s1,011#993
2000s664#1,287
2010s366#2,345
2020s76#4,624

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Questions

Is Deric a boy or girl name?
Deric is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Deric were boys.
How popular is the name Deric?
11 baby boys were named Deric in the US in 2025, making it the 7190th most popular boy name.
When was Deric most popular?
Deric peaked in 1980, when 122 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #763 in 1970.
How many people are named Deric?
4,744 babies have been named Deric in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,441 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.