Albert vs Derrick
Albert and Derrickcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Albert was ranked #57 and Derrick #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Albert was ranked #348 and Derrick #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Albert and Derrick over time
Albert and Derrick appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Albert held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Derrick in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Albert and Derrick changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #348 and #676.
- Longest-running competitions
Albert and Derrick were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #348 and #676.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1964–2025
Albert held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Derrick in 7.
Highest recorded here: Albert #101 in 1964, Derrick #137 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albert #348, Derrick #676.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Albert held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Derrick in 0.
Highest recorded here: Albert #55 in 2018, Derrick #1257 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albert #57, Derrick #2088.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Albert | Derrick |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #58 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albert and Derrick both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Albert
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #52 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Derrick
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #137 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys