Darick
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ik
- Origin
- Germanic
Darick is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Darick mean?
Germanic: spelling of Darrick, itself a spelling of Derrick, from the Dutch form of Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
A spelling of Derrick, from Diederik, the Dutch form of the Germanic name Theodoric.
Meaning borrowed from Darrick.
Is Darick a girl's or a boy's name?
Darick is a boys' name.
How popular is Darick in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 47 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Darick in the US since 1880 were born between 1973 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Darick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,861 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,849 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,810 |
| 1980 | 42 | #1,475 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,670 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,752 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,439 |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,464 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,492 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,506 |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,509 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
Names like Darick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Derrick Derek Patrick Dustin Garrett Jason Adam Kendrick Matthew Daniel Justin Andrew
Names related to Darick
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Darick: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/darick, updated 20 October 2026.