Mostly girls
Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Mostly boys · English from German form of Theodoric
Derek
“the people's ruler”
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The story behind the name
Meet Derek.
US birth records for 2025 list 1,191 boys named Derek (rank #284).
For boys, the recorded count fell from 1,357 in 2024 to 1,191 in 2025.
A little perspective
How popular is Derek?
Boys · 2025#2841,191 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 284 | 1,191 |
| 2024 | Boys | 258 | 1,357 |
| 2023 | Boys | 273 | 1,240 |
| 2022 | Boys | 297 | 1,156 |
| 2021 | Boys | 302 | 1,095 |
| 2020 | Boys | 309 | 1,063 |
| 2019 | Boys | 305 | 1,115 |
| 2018 | Boys | 256 | 1,409 |
| 2017 | Boys | 239 | 1,546 |
| 2016 | Boys | 226 | 1,716 |
| 2015 | Boys | 211 | 1,885 |
| 2014 | Boys | 205 | 1,881 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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