Is Derk a boy or girl name?

Derk is a boy’s name. Of the 506 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Derk

Recorded 1950–1993 · United States

Derk was most popular in 1967, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,590 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 506 people named Derk.

Derk over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derk’s peak in 1967. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derk a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derk is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 506 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org