Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Gifted ruler. From Theodoric.
- English
- People's ruler
Syllables
2
Themes
- Nature
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Derrick
Pronunciation
d(e)-rri-ck
Famous People
Basketball player Derrick Rose, Basketball player Derrick Williams, Basketball player Derrick Caracter, Baseball player Derrick Turnbow
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #74, 4,137 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 288 births)
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #2359, 42 births); most recent 2005 (rank #12998, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 288 | – |
| 2024 | 305 | – |
| 2023 | 343 | – |
| 2022 | 370 | – |
| 2021 | 458 | – |
| 2020 | 518 | – |
| 2019 | 580 | – |
| 2018 | 610 | – |
| 2017 | 701 | – |
| 2016 | 748 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1701, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #1065, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #141, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #131, 18 births); most recent 1996 (rank #425, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #117, 32 births); most recent 2016 (rank #534, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence