Deric vs Derrell
American parents have registered 5,880 Derrells since 1880, against 4,744 Derics. But in 2025 it was Deric that was commoner, 11 babies to 9.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Deric Derrell
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 113 years in which either name was published, Derrell for 65 years and Deric for 48 years. The lead changed hands 13 times.
- 1909–1966 Derrell ahead
- 1967–1984 Deric ahead
- 1985–1990 Derrell ahead
- 1991–2019 Deric ahead, apart from 2 short spells
8 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.
Side by side
| Deric | Derrell | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 4,744 | 5,880 |
| Most in one year | 122 | 136 |
| Babies in 2025 | 11 | 9 |
| Estimated living today | 4,400 | 4,500 |
| Median age today | 37 | 42 |
| Peak year | 1980 | 1987 |
| Best rank | 792nd boys | 793rd boys |
| Rank in 2025 | 7,194th | 8,243rd |
| First recorded | 1952 | 1909 |
| Girls / boys | 0 / 4,744 | 16 / 5,864 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Derrells alive today are over 42; half the Derics are over 37. That is 5 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Deric Texas (2.9×), California (2.6×), Ohio (1.8×)
- Derrell Georgia (4.6×), Maryland (3.4×), Texas (3.1×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Deric and Derrell.