Derreck
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DE-rek
- Origin
- Germanic
Derreck is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “ruler of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Derreck mean?
Germanic: spelling of Derek; Dutch and Low German form of Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
Came into English from Dutch as a form of Theodoric, the name of a famous Ostrogothic king.
Meaning borrowed from Derek. More on Wiktionary.
Is Derreck a girl's or a boy's name?
Derreck is a boys' name.
How popular is Derreck in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Derreck in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derreck in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,889 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,045 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,080 |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,089 |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,657 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,844 |
| 1987 | 42 | #1,634 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,398 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,676 |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,694 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,704 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,493 |
| 1969 | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,757 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,756 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,309 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
Names like Derreck
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Devin Derek Keegan Dylan Cody Brennan Ryan Brandon Kody Brody Casey Keenan
Names related to Derreck
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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, “Derreck: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derreck, updated 20 October 2026.