Derrick
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning ruler of the people; a form of Derek.
How Derrick has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #384 |
| 2016 | #421 |
| 2017 | #442 |
| 2018 | #481 |
| 2019 | #494 |
| 2020 | #551 |
| 2021 | #608 |
| 2022 | #715 |
| 2023 | #757 |
| 2024 | #818 |
| 2025 | #850 |
Derrick by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Derrick. In the US, 694 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,136 babies in 1980, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1980, about 1 in 450 American boys born that year was called Derrick.
Other names that come from Derek
Like Derrick, each of these traces back to Derek: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Names that come from Derrick
Forms of Derrick in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Derrick. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Derickruler of the people; a form of Derek166 in the US (2017)
- Detrickruler of the people; a form of dietrich9 in the US (2017)
- Derreckruler of the people; a form of Derek8 in the US (2017)
- Derrikruler of the people; a form of Derek8 in the US (2017)
- Derricruler of the people; form of derek5 in the US (2017)
- Dedrick28 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Derrick
Names that are said the same way as Derrick, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Derekruler of the people1,540 in the US (2017)
- Dereckruler of the people; variant spelling of Derek145 in the US (2017)
- Derikgifted ruler; variant of Derek25 in the US (2017)
- Dericruler of the people; form of Derrick22 in the US (2017)
- Derrekruler of the people; a form of Derek12 in the US (2017)
- Deryckruler of the people; a form of derek9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Derrick, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Derrick
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