Deryk
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAIR-ik
- Origin
- Germanic
Deryk 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 Deryk mean?
Germanic: 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.
Is Deryk a girl's or a boy's name?
Deryk is a boys' name.
How popular is Deryk in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Deryk in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deryk in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,211 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
Names like Deryk
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Derek Dylan Devin Derrick Keegan Garrett Brody Logan Cody Connor Ryan Brandon
Names related to Deryk
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, “Deryk: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deryk, updated 20 October 2026.