Fun Facts and Stats About Names Dog names, cat names, and humans too: Facts and Stats about the Dog name Derek from 25K+ adoptable Dogs across the U.S. that need homes Now! data last updated: 12/06/25 - Dig In Most adoptable Dogs with the the name derek live in the state of Florida and California. 50.0% live in Florida and California, If you want to stand out take your Dog to New Hampshire (None live there). The majority of Dogs with the name Derek are in the Herding group Is Derek usually a male or female name? ♀♀♀♀♀ ♂ Derek is without doubt a male Dog name. 99.99% of all Derek in the United States are male whereas only 0.01% are female. FEMALEMALE If you're a Dog and your name is Derek you are most likelyA German Shepherd Dog 35.71% of all Dogs named Derek are German Shepherd Dog 10.71% are Labrador Retriever 7.14% are Chihuahua 7.14% are Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler 7.14% are Terrier Derek is a moderately popular Dog name. Derek is currently the 466th most popular Dog name in the USA. it reached its peak popularity as the 444th most common Dog name in Nov. In recent months, the name has gained more popularity. Cool fact: Florida is the state with the highest per capita adoptable Dogs named derek Check out the per capita popularity of Dogs named derek for each state in the map below. Is the Dog name derek only for Dogs? Nope The first name derek is a human name & There is also a Cat named derek Did you enjoy this page? Share it! Facebook Twitter Tumblr Reddit And check out more names: Emily Jade Ringo Smokey