Dedrick
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DED-rik
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Dedrick is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Dedrick mean?
Germanic: probably from Dietrich, the German form of Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
Usually linked to German Dietrich, which comes from the Gothic name Theodoric, also the source of Derek.
Is Dedrick a girl's or a boy's name?
Dedrick is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dedrick in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Dedrick, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 1977, with 147 boys. It first appears in the records in 1920.
2025 had fewer boys named Dedrick than any year since 1960.
Half of all the boys named Dedrick in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dedrick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 48 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,264 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 74 | #1,717 |
| 2003 | 80 | #1,575 |
| 2002 | 71 | #1,657 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,625 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,454 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,485 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,330 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,196 |
| 1995 | 103 | #1,122 |
| 1994 | 104 | #1,100 |
| 1993 | 104 | #1,093 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,112 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,071 |
| 1990 | 110 | #1,004 |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,193 |
| 1988 | 91 | #1,030 |
| 1987 | 79 | #1,076 |
| 1986 | 86 | #994 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,093 |
| 1984 | 87 | #943 |
| 1983 | 87 | #945 |
| 1982 | 86 | #969 |
| 1981 | 86 | #971 |
| 1980 | 120 | #800 |
| 1979 | 114 | #816 |
| 1978 | 132 | #732 |
| 1977 | 147 | #701 |
| 1976 | 114 | #776 |
| 1975 | 94 | #857 |
| 1974 | 115 | #755 |
| 1973 | 104 | #779 |
| 1972 | 103 | #788 |
| 1971 | 82 | #901 |
| 1970 | 66 | #1,000 |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,027 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,893 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1965 | 38 | #1,233 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,728 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,167 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,512 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
Names like Dedrick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Derek Derrick Kendrick Dylan Garrett Dustin Ryan Devin Jason Matthew Damon Brandon
Names related to Dedrick
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, “Dedrick: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dedrick, updated 20 October 2026.