DEREK is ranked as the 393rd most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 160,444.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 50.32 people named DEREK for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DEREK is 214,334.
The SSA data also shows that DEREK is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
DEREK is
78.3% White,
3.8% Hispanic origin,
12.9% Black,
2.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name DEREK have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name DEREK is included in the following name categories:
English surname
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DEREK
The state with the most people named
DEREK is
California where
15,791 people have this name.
Rhode Island is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named DEREK, as
132.16 in every 100,000
Rhode Islanders
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Rhode Island is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Mexico
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name DEREK
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,875
53.37
99.4%
Indiana
4,341
65.8
99.0%
Iowa
1,770
56.96
98.6%
Kansas
1,892
65.14
98.0%
Michigan
5,877
59.3
99.5%
Minnesota
3,826
70.11
99.2%
Missouri
1,363
45.52
97.9%
Nebraska
1,261
67.05
97.3%
North Dakota
675
91.35
95.1%
Ohio
5,909
50.97
99.1%
South Dakota
469
54.93
93.9%
Wisconsin
2,937
51.01
99.0%
West States
State stats for the first name DEREK
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
430
58.37
93.4%
Arizona
3,274
48.64
98.6%
California
15,791
40.7
99.6%
Colorado
4,234
79.06
99.0%
Hawaii
1,312
92.46
98.9%
Idaho
1,117
68.31
97.3%
Montana
526
51.35
94.7%
Nevada
1,458
51.36
98.0%
New Mexico
699
33.53
95.6%
Oregon
2,813
70.85
98.6%
Utah
3,048
103.56
98.7%
Washington
3,983
56.4
99.3%
Wyoming
354
60.66
93.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name DEREK
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DEREK as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named DEREK.
The most popular full name is DEREK Smith.
1.26% of all the people named DEREK
have this family name.
There are 15162 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DEREK