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Boy name Germanic origin

Derrick

DAIR-ik · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Ruler of the people
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · strong
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#818
2024 births305
Peak year1980
First appeared1917
Total US births145,055
1980 peak19171944197119972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
DerekDerrik
In other languages
DietrichDiederich

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