#6642024 rank
2024peak year
7,524babies named Dereck since 1880
▲ +296%5-year trend
Dereck popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Dereck mean?
A spelling variant of Derek, from Germanic theod 'people' and ric 'ruler', brought to England by Flemish and German immigrants.
OriginGermanic (spelling variant)
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
Names like Dereck
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Famous Derecks
Spellings & variants
DerekDerrick
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