Allen vs Derrick
Allen 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2008, Allen was ranked #601 and Derrick #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Allen was ranked #4270 and Derrick #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Allen and Derrick over time
Allen and Derrick appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Allen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Derrick in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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
Allen and Derrick changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4270 and #2088.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 27 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Allen and Derrick averaged 42.3 places apart, ending at #601 and #698.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1964–2008
Allen held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Derrick in 5.
Highest recorded here: Allen #127 in 1966, Derrick #137 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Allen #601, Derrick #698.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
Allen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Derrick in 9.
Highest recorded here: Allen #1079 in 2007, Derrick #1257 in 1997.
The order changed in 2024: Derrick moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1533 and #1701; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #2088.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Allen #4270, 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 | Allen | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allen and Derrick both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1960
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1960).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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