Name every Derrico kid you can. Most fans will rattle off Darian, the quints, the triplets — and then stop, stuck, trying to remember the quiet teenager in the middle of the family photo. That teenager is Derrick Derrico, and this is his overdue moment in the spotlight.
Born on July 18, 2010, Derrick is now 16, the second-oldest of the Derricos’ 14 children — and, in one very specific way, the most unusual of them all. While his siblings arrived in pairs, fives and threes, Derrick arrived alone.
The Last Singleton in a House of Multiples
Here is the fact that stops new fans in their tracks: of the Derricos’ 14 children, only two were born as singletons. The first was Darian, born in 2005. The second — and last — was Derrick. After him, every pregnancy brought multiples: twins Dallas and Denver, quintuplets Deniko, Dariz, Deonee, Daician and Daiten, twins Diez and Dior, and triplets Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver.
That makes Derrick a bridge between two eras of the family. He is also one of only two Derrico kids with a birthday entirely to himself: July 18, no sharing the cake five ways.
The Tech Kid With a Basketball Dream
When the show introduced Derrick, he was not the loudest kid in the room — and that was exactly his charm. Early show guides describe him as a tech enthusiast who loved researching amazing facts on his tablet, a basketball fan who looked up to the late Kobe Bryant, and a kid who famously declared that he hated naps because, in his words, “they’re stupid.”
One early episode even had him dreaming out loud about becoming a trillionaire. That mix, curious and calm and funny without trying, is why recent fan rankings call Derrick the “calm in the chaos.” While the quints turned homework time into a comedy show, Derrick was the steady one.
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Being the second-oldest of 14 is a strange job. Darian, as the eldest, carried the “second mom” role. Derrick, right behind her, became the big brother the middle kids looked up to — old enough to joke back, young enough to still get caught in the madness.
Deon has shared clips of his sons learning real life skills, including helping with Thanksgiving dinner prep — moments fans flooded with praise. Now, with Darian an adult and out of the house, Derrick is the eldest boy still in the thick of it: the twins are 15, the quints are 13, and the little ones are still in elementary school.
At 16, Derrick Is Finally Growing Up on His Own Terms
So what happens next for the forgotten Derrico? According to reports, Deon has said the Derricos are filming right now, targeting a return in 2027 — though no network, title or date has been confirmed. If the cameras do come back, Derrick will not be a little kid on a tablet anymore — he will be a teenager with, fans speculate, his own story to tell.
That is the debate splitting the fandom. One side says the comeback should finally give Derrick his own storyline. The other side says the quiet kid has earned his privacy, and the cameras should leave him alone. Darian started the family. The multiples made it famous. But Derrick is the steady heartbeat in the middle of it.
So tell us honestly: when the Derricos return, should Derrick finally get his own storyline — or should fans leave the quiet kid alone? Drop your pick in the comments and defend it. Team Derrick’s Time, or Team Let Him Be?
