Darian Derrico was 15 years old when the cameras moved into her family’s Las Vegas home in 2020. Six years later she is 21, in college, holding a driver’s license — and still the first Derrico kid most fans can name without even thinking. That is the whole story of this family in one sentence: 14 kids shared one show, but they did not share the spotlight equally.
With Deon Derrico saying the cameras are already rolling on a comeback, we decided to settle the argument fans have been having since Season 1: which of the 14 actually stole the show? We ranked every kid on screen presence, memorable moments and how much they grew up in front of us. Screen presence beats screen time — one owned scene outranks twenty background appearances. Some of these kids were toddlers when the show started, so the bottom of this list is no insult. They never had a fair fight.
#14 to #10: The Littles Are Still Waiting Their Turn
The bottom five are the youngest, and that is not their fault. Triplets Dawsyn, De’Aren and Dyver were four years old at their last big on-screen birthday in 2023, and twins Diez and Dior are still elementary-school age. On camera they mostly appeared as a pack — matching outfits, shared scenes, one line split five ways. Dyver takes No. 14, De’Aren No. 13 and Dawsyn No. 12, while Diez (No. 11) and Dior (No. 10) at least got paired storylines. The comeback could change everything for these five: they are old enough now to talk back and steal scenes.
#9 to #5: The Quintuplet Block Runs the Middle
The famous five — Dariz, Daician, Daiten, Deniko and Deonee — are the engine room of this ranking. They are 13 now, old enough to have real opinions and young enough to still bicker like kids, which is exactly the combination reality TV eats for breakfast. Dariz (No. 9) and Daiten (No. 8) are steady scene-fillers who rarely got a storyline of their own. Daician (No. 7) has the quickest comebacks in group scenes. Deniko (No. 6) is the boy fans say matured fastest looking out for his sisters. Deonee (No. 5) most often ended up front and center in group shots.
#4 to #2: The Teens Who Grew Up in Front of Us
The top of the list belongs to the kids viewers literally watched become teenagers. Derrick (No. 4), the middle son, got more interesting every season as he stopped being “one of the boys” and found his own point of view. Denver (No. 3) edges his twin on chaos energy — the one who says what nobody else will on camera. Dallas (No. 2) carried the twin storylines whenever the cameras needed a reaction shot. The first set of multiples, born in October 2011, were the show’s original double act. Everything we know about the comeback suggests the teens will be the spine of the new season — and these three are why that makes sense.
#1: Darian — The One Who Outgrew the Show
There was never another pick. Darian is the only Derrico kid with a full coming-of-age arc on television: teenager to adult while the cameras were still in the house, then a driver’s license in September 2024 and college the same year. She was the big sister the other 13 looked to, and the one fans mention first whenever the comeback comes up. The Thanksgiving table that could bring them back together is a family story, but Darian’s story has already moved past the family table. That is why she tops this list: the only one of the 14 who became a person the audience followed, not just a kid the audience counted.
YOU MAY LIKE“We’re Filming Right Now” — Deon Derrico Confirms the Derricos’ TV Return Is ComingSo here is the fight we want. If the comeback cameras could follow only three of the 14, would you give Darian — 21 now, in college, building a life off camera — a storyline of her own, or hand her screen time to Dallas and Denver? Tell us your three, and who we ranked too low.
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