Boy
Derek
The name Derek carries the meaning "Ruler of the people", with roots in Germanic. It has cooled since its 1980s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is widely recognized. Its single strongest year on record was 1989.
GermanicRuler of the people
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
12
1930s
155
1940s
535
1950s
5,260
1960s
19,100
1970s
38,556
1980s
73,366
1990s
50,860
2000s
27,045
2010s
15,435
Peaked in the 1980s · 230,324 total U.S. births since 1900