Derrica
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAIR-i-ka
- Origin
- Germanic
Derrica 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 Derrica mean?
Germanic: spelling of Derica; feminine of Derek, from Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
Meaning borrowed from Derica.
Is Derrica a girl's or a boy's name?
Derrica is a girls' name.
How popular is Derrica 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 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Derrica in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derrica in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 29 | #3,676 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Derrica
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brianna, Alyssa, Sierra, Amanda, Briana, Daniela, Samantha, Alina, Carolina, Kiara, Serena, Bianca
Names related to Derrica
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, “Derrica: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derrica, updated 20 October 2026.