Deryck
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ik
- Origin
- Germanic
Deryck 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 Deryck mean?
Germanic: spelling of Deryk, itself a variant of Derek, a Low German form of Theodoric
“ruler of the people”
A variant of Derek, a Low German form of Theodoric, from Germanic elements meaning people and ruler.
Meaning borrowed from Deryk.
Is Deryck a girl's or a boy's name?
Deryck is a boys' name.
How popular is Deryck in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Deryck in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deryck in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
Names like Deryck
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Dylan, Devin, Brody, Brayden, Declan, Brennan, Derek, Kody, Cody, Deacon, Connor
Names related to Deryck
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, “Deryck: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deryck, updated 20 October 2026.