Derick
Derick is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is a variant of Derrick. People with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Derick
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derick is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is a variant of Derrick. People with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Derick
Derick first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1945, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 571 Dericks were born — ranking #387 that year. As of 2026, Derick ranks #1,385 for baby boys with 136 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 20K Dericks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Derick
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Derick. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Derick most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- CM57%
- UG20%
- GH13%
- Kenya5%
- South Africa5%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Derick
Phonetically similar names — useful when Derick is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Derick
Derick is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 20K births in the dataset. Derick's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #338. Use the chart and map above to compare Derick'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.