Derek
Boy5 letters
#432
in Ireland (2025)
#418 with spellings combined
8
babies in 2025
#22
best rank (1972)
8,119
babies since 1964
Up 137
10-year rank change
Derek through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #418 |
| 2024 | 7 | #454 |
| 2023 | 11 | #333 |
| 2022 | 6 | #493 |
| 2021 | 5 | #530 |
| 2018 | 8 | #411 |
| 2017 | 4 | #610 |
| 2016 | 7 | #448 |
| 2015 | 5 | #555 |
| 2014 | 7 | #468 |
| 2013 | 6 | #479 |
| 2012 | 10 | #379 |
| 2011 | 11 | #366 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 7 | #429 |
| 2008 | 17 | #267 |
| 2007 | 14 | #271 |
| 2006 | 11 | #282 |
| 2005 | 9 | #283 |
| 2004 | 12 | #233 |
| 2003 | 16 | #187 |
| 2002 | 17 | #185 |
| 2001 | 15 | #190 |
| 2000 | 21 | #158 |
| 1999 | 25 | #136 |
| 1998 | 16 | #162 |
| 1997 | 33 | #130 |
| 1996 | 40 | #122 |
| 1995 | 49 | #104 |
| 1994 | 49 | #106 |
| 1993 | 57 | #98 |
| 1992 | 56 | #101 |
| 1991 | 80 | #78 |
| 1990 | 96 | #73 |
| 1989 | 91 | #72 |
| 1988 | 124 | #59 |
| 1987 | 135 | #56 |
| 1986 | 212 | #45 |
| 1985 | 234 | #41 |
| 1984 | 273 | #40 |
| 1983 | 277 | #36 |
| 1982 | 321 | #35 |
| 1981 | 332 | #31 |
| 1980 | 348 | #32 |
| 1979 | 301 | #31 |
| 1978 | 324 | #28 |
| 1977 | 338 | #27 |
| 1976 | 355 | #26 |
| 1975 | 318 | #28 |
| 1974 | 335 | #28 |
| 1973 | 341 | #27 |
| 1972 | 346 | #22 |
| 1971 | 335 | #24 |
| 1970 | 342 | #24 |
| 1969 | 331 | #24 |
| 1968 | 317 | #26 |
| 1967 | 273 | #29 |
| 1966 | 280 | #28 |
| 1965 | 255 | #30 |
| 1964 | 237 | #30 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Derek yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Derek | 8 | 8,119 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #272 (1998); 3 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.