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Derick

Boy

Meaning of Derick: German: 'ruler of the people'

Derick is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1479th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1479

120 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,810

First recorded 1945 · peak 1989

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 493 babies1982: 489 babies1983: 498 babies1984: 475 babies1985: 454 babies1986: 458 babies1987: 484 babies1988: 517 babies1989: 571 babies1990: 561 babies19901991: 420 babies1992: 428 babies1993: 410 babies1994: 407 babies1995: 334 babies1996: 325 babies1997: 332 babies1998: 344 babies1999: 303 babies2000: 309 babies20002001: 286 babies2002: 284 babies2003: 271 babies2004: 273 babies2005: 292 babies2006: 290 babies2007: 343 babies2008: 311 babies2009: 263 babies2010: 261 babies20102011: 267 babies2012: 227 babies2013: 191 babies2014: 190 babies2015: 189 babies2016: 168 babies2017: 168 babies2018: 161 babies2019: 138 babies2020: 140 babies20202021: 112 babies2022: 142 babies2023: 153 babies2024: 126 babies2025: 120 babies
US babies named Derick per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 571.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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