How Many People Are Named Derk?
people named Derk are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 798,562 people in the US has this name
Based on 506 babies named Derk in Social Security records from 1950 to 1993, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
27 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Derk in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Derk alive today is about 54 years old, and 70% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 47 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Derk first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 1967, to 27 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1993.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 1993
🏆 Rank History
Derk has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,480, in 1967.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,480 (1967) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,988 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Derk alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Derk were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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