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Derrek

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Derrek has been given to about 3,047 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,778
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Derrek per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1989 · 128
  • Born in 20255
  • All time3,047

How popular is Derrek?

Its best year was 1989, when 128 babies were given the name, ranking 892nd. The typical living American called Derrek is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Derrek

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Derek0.97
  2. Dereck0.87
  3. Derrell0.73
  4. Derrick0.70
  5. Derick0.69
  6. Derik0.69
  7. Deric0.61
  8. Dedrick0.60

Middle names for Derrek

Ranked by flow score
  1. Derrek Paul0.77
  2. Derrek John0.77
  3. Derrek Blake0.76
  4. Derrek Wade0.76
  5. Derrek Ross0.76
  6. Derrek Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Derrek

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.82
  2. Laceysister · 0.81
  3. Marisolsister · 0.80
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  5. Elishaeither · 0.79
  6. Kareembrother · 0.79

Where Derrek is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Derrek Anderson0.77
    2. Derrek White0.72
    3. Derrek Nguyen0.72
    4. Derrek Moore0.72
    5. Derrek Hill0.72
    6. Derrek Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Derrek

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.