Dereka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAIR-ih-kuh
- Origin
- Germanic
Dereka is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dereka mean?
Germanic: feminine of Derek, a Low German form of Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
A feminine form of Derek, a Low German form of Theodoric, from Germanic elements meaning people and ruler.
Is Dereka a girl's or a boy's name?
Dereka is a girls' name.
How popular is Dereka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Dereka in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dereka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Names like Dereka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anika Chiara Alyssa Kiara Dayana Daniela Aisha Danika Dakota Brianna Sasha Samantha
Names related to Dereka
More Germanic names
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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, “Dereka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dereka, updated 20 October 2026.