Derice
1806 Derice, provisional designation 1971 LC, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. Discovered on 13 June 1971, at the Bickley site of the Perth Observatory in Western Australia, it was the first discovery of a minor planet ever made in Oceania.
Meaning & Origin of Derice
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
1806 Derice, provisional designation 1971 LC, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. Discovered on 13 June 1971, at the Bickley site of the Perth Observatory in Western Australia, it was the first discovery of a minor planet ever made in Oceania.
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The Story of Derice
Derice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 11 Derices were born — ranking #5,109 that year. As of 2026, Derice ranks #6,992 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 18 Derices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Derice
Derice is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Derice's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #5,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Derice'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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