Boy
Dereck
As a boy's name, Dereck is understood to mean "ruler of the people". It settled in after its 1980s peak and has held its ground ever since. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. The name's best year yet was 1989.
EtymologyVariant of Derek
EtymologyMeaning "ruler of the people"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
5
1950s
195
1960s
539
1970s
780
1980s
1,551
1990s
1,146
2000s
1,165
2010s
1,141
Peaked in the 1980s · 6,522 total U.S. births since 1900