Dedrick
Dedrick was the 6206th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 702nd with 147 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,595 places. More babies were named Dedrick in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,206 boys, down 1,127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,472babies recorded
Dedrick popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,206 | 14 |
| 2020 | #5,079 | 18 |
| 2010 | #2,561 | 48 |
| 2000 | #1,518 | 79 |
| 1990 | #1,009 | 110 |
| 1980 | #801 | 120 |
| 1970 | #1,000 | 66 |
| 1960 | #2,448 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,805 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,562 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,452 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dedrick, counting every spelling?
Dedrick is the most common spelling of a name family that had 22 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 22 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedrick | 14 | #6,206 | 97 |
| Dedric | 8 | #9,110 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dedrick?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dedrick (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dedrick born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dedrick.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dedrick?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Dedrick are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 25 and 48. That makes Dedrick mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dedrick by state
How common Dedrick was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dedrick: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dedrick, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dedrick
How popular is the name Dedrick?
Dedrick was the 6206th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 702nd with 147 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,595 places. More babies were named Dedrick in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Dedrick a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dedrick in the US.
Where is Dedrick most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dedrick was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.