Derika
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAIR-ih-kuh
- Origin
- Germanic
Derika 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 Derika 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.
Meaning borrowed from Derricka.
Is Derika a girl's or a boy's name?
Derika is a girls' name.
How popular is Derika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Derika in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 20 | #4,878 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Names like Derika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anika, Radhika, Dhara, Aviva, Priya, Divisha, Danika, Krisha, Sasha, Anisha, Isha, Aisha
Names related to Derika
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, “Derika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derika, updated 20 October 2026.