Darrick
A masculine name of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning "from among the people".
Name Census estimates that about 7,551 living Americans carry the first name Darrick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Darrick today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Darrick births was 1971 (399 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Darrick. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
7.6K
~ 1 in 45,392 Americans
Peak year
1971
399 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,697
Tracked since 1948
Census
Darrick in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,586 people with the first name Darrick, which placed it at #3,653 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,653
National first-name rank
People counted
5.6K
5,586 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
47.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Darrick
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Darrick is Black at 47.8%. The next largest groups are White (39.0%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Darrick described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Darrick at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American47.8% · 2,671
- White39.0% · 2,176
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 232
- Two or more races4.1% · 228
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 152
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 127
Gender
Gender distribution for Darrick
Out of the 8,126 babies given the name Darrick since 1880, 99.9% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Darrick as a male name
- Ranked #5,697 in 2024
- 16 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1971 (393 births)
Darrick as a female name
- Ranked #9,621 in 1976
- 5 female births in 1976
- Peak: 1971 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Darrick appears almost entirely male. Of the 5,591 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Darrick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Darrick from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 3,176 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Darrick by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Darrick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Darricks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 38 states and territories. California, Illinois, Ohio recorded the most babies named Darrick, while South Dakota, Kansas, Utah recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 137 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Darrick
The name Darrick has its origins in the Germanic languages, derived from the Old German word "derrik", meaning "the people's ruler" or "chieftain of the people". This name can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries AD, when Germanic tribes were spread across central and western Europe.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Darrick comes from the Frankish Kingdom in the 6th century, where it was borne by a minor nobleman named Darrick of Austrasia. The name gained wider popularity during the Carolingian Renaissance of the 8th and 9th centuries, when many nobles and clergy adopted Germanic names to assert their cultural identity.
In the 11th century, a Benedictine monk named Darrick of Malmedy became known for his prolific writings on religious philosophy and theology. His works were widely circulated throughout monasteries in the Holy Roman Empire, further propagating the use of the name.
During the Middle Ages, the name Darrick was particularly common among the nobility and warrior classes of Germanic regions. One notable bearer was Darrick of Saxony, a 13th-century knight who fought alongside Emperor Frederick II during the Crusades.
In more recent history, the name Darrick has been borne by several notable individuals, including Darrick Rosser (1836-1890), an American Civil War general who served in the Union Army, and Darrick Fairlane (1909-1971), a British actor and playwright known for his comedic roles on stage and screen.
Other prominent individuals named Darrick include Darrick Muller (1920-2005), a German-born American physicist who made significant contributions to the development of nuclear energy, and Darrick Rhodes (1943-present), an American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Rhodes Family Foundation.
While the name Darrick retains some popularity in certain regions, particularly in Germany and other parts of Central Europe, it has become relatively uncommon in recent times, perhaps due to its medieval connotations and associations with nobility and warfare.
People
Darrick + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Darrick as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Darrick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Darrick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,551 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Darrick going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 45,392 US residents.
Is Darrick a common name?
We classify Darrick as "Rare". It ranks above 97.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 8,126 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Darrick most popular?
The single biggest year for Darrick was 1971, when 399 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Darrick is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Darrick in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,586 people with the name Darrick, or 1.85 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,653 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Darrick in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Darrick?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Darrick appears almost entirely male. Of the 5,591 people counted with this name, 99.8% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Darrick?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Darrick is Black at 47.8%. The next largest groups are White (39.0%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Darrick most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Darrick in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.8% (2,671 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Darrick in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Darrick a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Darrick in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Darrick still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Darrick in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Darrick can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Darrick?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.