girl's name
Dereka
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 422
Dereka is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1997, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Dereka over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 108 |
| 1990s | 162 |
| 2000s | 96 |
| 2010s (to 2018) | 31 |
How popular is Dereka?
In 2018, Dereka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dereka
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dereka over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dereka
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dereka — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dereka
How popular is the name Dereka?
In 2018, Dereka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Dereka a girl's or a boy's name?
Dereka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dereka most popular?
Dereka peaked in 1997, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.