Dedrick
Dedrick is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Dedrick
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dedrick is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Dedrick
Dedrick first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 147 Dedricks were born — ranking #701 that year. As of 2026, Dedrick ranks #5,428 for baby boys with 17 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 4K Dedricks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dedrick
Dedrick is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Dedrick's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #701. Use the chart and map above to compare Dedrick's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.