Over the past 110 years, 43 girls and 230 628 boys have been named Derek. The name Derek ranks 10926th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Derek in 1981. The peak of popularity of the name Derek came in the 1980s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.