Detrick
Boy · DET-rik · Germanic
Detrick 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 Detrick mean?
Germanic: variant of Dietrich, theud 'people' + ric 'ruler'
“ruler of the people”
A spelling of Dietrich, the German form of the name that also gives Derek.
- Say it
- DET-rik
Is Detrick a girl's or a boy's name?
Detrick is a boys' name.
How popular is Detrick in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1976, with 68 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Detrick in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Detrick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,449 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,221 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,253 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,145 |
| 1979 | 65 | #1,108 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,109 |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,071 |
| 1976 | 68 | #1,005 |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,455 |
| 1974 | 37 | #1,409 |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,354 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,196 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,378 |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,434 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
Names like Detrick
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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