Dericka
Girl · DAIR-ih-kuh · Germanic
Dericka 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 Dericka mean?
Germanic: spelling of Derricka; feminine of Derrick, a variant of Derek
“ruler of the people”
A feminine form of Derrick, a variant of Derek, from the Germanic Theodoric, meaning ruler of the people.
- Say it
- DAIR-ih-kuh
Meaning borrowed from Derricka.
Is Dericka a girl's or a boy's name?
Dericka is a girls' name.
How popular is Dericka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Dericka in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dericka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
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