Dereck
Dereck is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dereck
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dereck is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dereck
American parents first put Dereck on the record books as a baby boy name in 1949, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 449 Derecks were born — ranking #633 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Derecks. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #633 among baby boy names with 449 births, rising sharply (+187% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Derecks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dereck
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Names that sound like Dereck
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About the name Dereck
Dereck is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Dereck's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #633. Use the chart and map above to compare Dereck'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.