Is Derrek a boy or girl name?

Derrek is a boy’s name. Of the 3,047 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Derrek

Recorded 1950–2025 · United States

Derrek was most popular in 1989, when 128 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,080 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,047 people named Derrek.

Derrek over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derrek’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derrek a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derrek is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,047 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Derrek

Where Derrek is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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