Derrick has been given to about 146,344 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Derrick ranks 850th among American boys in 2025, with 288 born that year. Its best year was 1980, when 4,171 babies were given the name, ranking 74th. The typical living American called Derrick is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.