Deric
Đerić is a Serbian surname. It may refer to:Radoje Đerić, Serbian rower Uroš Đerić, Serbian football player Zoran Đerić, Bosnian Serb politician
Meaning & Origin of Deric
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Đerić is a Serbian surname. It may refer to:Radoje Đerić, Serbian rower Uroš Đerić, Serbian football player Zoran Đerić, Bosnian Serb politician
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The Story of Deric
Deric first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1952, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 122 Derics were born — ranking #792 that year. As of 2026, Deric ranks #7,652 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-58%). In total, more than 5K Derics have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Deric
Deric is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Deric's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #763. Use the chart and map above to compare Deric'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 .
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