Derik
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ik
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Derik is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Derik mean?
Germanic: spelling of Derek, from Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
Derek came into English from Dutch Diederik, a form of the Gothic name Theodoric.
Is Derik a girl's or a boy's name?
Derik is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Derik in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Derik, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 1987, with 198 boys. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the boys named Derik in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derik in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,436 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,168 |
| 2009 | 57 | #2,286 |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,838 |
| 2007 | 91 | #1,669 |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 |
| 2005 | 86 | #1,593 |
| 2004 | 84 | #1,562 |
| 2003 | 83 | #1,535 |
| 2002 | 79 | #1,554 |
| 2001 | 71 | #1,644 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 77 | #1,474 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,298 |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,239 |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,244 |
| 1995 | 130 | #967 |
| 1994 | 122 | #1,001 |
| 1993 | 122 | #976 |
| 1992 | 136 | #903 |
| 1991 | 171 | #780 |
| 1990 | 194 | #729 |
| 1989 | 163 | #775 |
| 1988 | 160 | #748 |
| 1987 | 198 | #654 |
| 1986 | 146 | #751 |
| 1985 | 173 | #674 |
| 1984 | 149 | #713 |
| 1983 | 158 | #679 |
| 1982 | 154 | #700 |
| 1981 | 163 | #677 |
| 1980 | 186 | #638 |
| 1979 | 119 | #794 |
| 1978 | 101 | #854 |
| 1977 | 87 | #909 |
| 1976 | 80 | #933 |
| 1975 | 71 | #970 |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,035 |
| 1973 | 91 | #834 |
| 1972 | 87 | #859 |
| 1971 | 90 | #859 |
| 1970 | 82 | #891 |
| 1969 | 71 | #903 |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,034 |
| 1967 | 63 | #910 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,236 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,144 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 36 | #1,304 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,895 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,601 |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,120 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,263 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,092 |
Names like Derik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Avi Rishi Aj Ashvik Dhruv Ishvik Advik Aarvik Aadvik Derek Krishna
Names related to Derik
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, “Derik: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derik, updated 20 October 2026.