Is Derric a boy or girl name?

Derric is a boy’s name. Of the 1,448 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Derric

Recorded 1958–2022 · United States

Derric was most popular in 1981, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,560 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,448 people named Derric.

Derric over time

Births per year. The dot marks Derric’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Derric a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Derric is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,448 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 Derric

Where Derric 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