Spellings
Derek or Dereck?
In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Derek and 20% Dereck. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Derek60% of the family1,191 born in 2025#284 among boys−37% since 2015Dereck20% of the family396 born in 2025#688 among boys×3 since 2015Derrick14% of the family288 born in 2025#850 among boys−66% since 2015Derick6% of the family120 born in 2025#1,477 among boys−37% since 2015
Ten years ago
Derek already led in 2015, with 62% of the family's births; it has 60% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,038 to 1,995 births (−34%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek | 1,885 | 1,191 | −37% |
| Dereck | 129 | 396 | ×3 |
| Derrick | 835 | 288 | −66% |
| Derick | 189 | 120 | −37% |
How they sound
- Derek /ˈdɛrɪk/ (DER-ik)
- Dereck /ˈdɛrək/ (DAIR-ek)
- Derrick /ˈdɛrɪk/ (DAIR-ik)
- Derick /ˈdɛrɪk/ (DAIR-ik)
In France
In France in 2025: Derek 20 births, Dereck 5 births and Derrick 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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