Over the past 110 years, 230 628 boys and 43 girls have been named Derek. The name Derek ranks 152th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Derek in 1936. The peak of popularity of the name Derek came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.