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Is Derek a Male or Female Name?

Derek is a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Derek globally is 99.8% males and 0.2% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Australia with 100.0% and the country with the highest female ratio is Mexico with 2.1%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Derek in percentages: Globally: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, United States: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, United Kingdom: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, Canada: 99.9% males, 0.1% females, Ireland: 99.7% males, 0.3% females, Australia: 100.0% males, 0.0% females, Hong Kong SAR China: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, South Africa: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, China: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, Mexico: 97.9% males, 2.1% females, Malaysia: 99.7% males, 0.3% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Derek are 65+ years old, making up 28.4% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Derek in each age group: 18-24: 4.6%, 25-34: 7.3%, 35-44: 16.6%, 45-54: 20.4%, 55-64: 22.7%, 65+: 28.4%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Derek is Ireland with 0.2302% of the population. Following is Canada and United Kingdom.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Derek measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Derek year over year: 1956: 0.0202‰, 1957: 0.0225‰, 1958: 0.0239‰, 1959: 0.0229‰, 1960: 0.0194‰, 1961: 0.0217‰, 1962: 0.0229‰, 1963: 0.0209‰, 1964: 0.0195‰, 1965: 0.0182‰, 1966: 0.0179‰, 1967: 0.0193‰, 1968: 0.0201‰, 1969: 0.0189‰, 1970: 0.02‰, 1971: 0.026‰, 1972: 0.0223‰, 1973: 0.0205‰, 1974: 0.0169‰, 1975: 0.016‰, 1976: 0.0151‰, 1977: 0.0146‰, 1978: 0.0154‰, 1979: 0.0156‰, 1980: 0.0162‰, 1981: 0.0186‰, 1982: 0.019‰, 1983: 0.0188‰, 1984: 0.0175‰, 1985: 0.0154‰, 1986: 0.0123‰, 1987: 0.013‰, 1988: 0.0097‰, 1989: 0.0073‰, 1990: 0.0056‰, 1991: 0.0073‰, 1992: 0.0074‰, 1993: 0.0067‰, 1994: 0.0064‰, 1995: 0.0064‰, 1996: 0.0053‰, 1997: 0.0043‰, 1998: 0.0038‰, 1999: 0.0046‰, 2000: 0.0038‰, 2001: 0.0061‰

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