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♂ Derrick
What does Derrick mean?
Derrick 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old German derivation, and the meaning of the name Derrick is "people's ruler". Derrick is an alternate spelling of Derek (English, Old German): from Theodoric. See also Darrick, Jerrick
ASSOCIATED WITH ruler (king)
Variations
VARIANTS Deryke, Deryk, Deryck, Derryk, Derryck, Derrik, Derrek, Derreck, Deriq, Derik, Derick▼, Deric, Dereck, Darriq, Darrick▼, Darek
RELATED FORMS VIA DEREK, THEODORIC Derk, Dietrich, Dirck, Thedrick
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Derrick Sunny (D.S.), ..
How popular is Derrick?
Derrick is a very popular first name for men (#178 out of 1220, Top 15%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#3554 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Derrick was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its highest position of #84 in the U.S. during the years 1980-1989, and is at #475 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Derrick (#475 LAST YEAR) rated in the Top 2000 are Darek, Darrick, Dereck (#1484), Derek (#257), Deric, Derick (#1176), Derik, Derk, Derreck, Derrek, Derrik, Dietrich and Jerrick. Other forms, like Dirck, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Derrick was more pronounced 4 decades ago (MEDIAN #1067) and has become significantly less since (#1670, 80.9% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Derek becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Derrick▼ is pronounced similarly to Daric, Darick, Darroch, Darrock, Dieric and Dierick. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aerick, Aerric, Aerrick, Aerricko, Arrick, Barrick, Carrick, Cedrick, Corrick, Darrius▼, Dedric, Dedrick, Delrick, Delrico, Deroyce, Derrian, Derrie, Derril, Derrill, Derrin, Derrius, Diedrick, Dierck, Errick, Garrick▼, Herrick, Herrik (see Herrick), Herryck, Jedrick, Jerick, Jerric, Jerrico, Jerrik, Kedrick, Kenrick, Kerrick, Merrick▲, Merrik, Meyrick, Orrick, Sedrick, Tedrick, Varrick, Warrick and Yorrick. These names tend to be less commonly used than Derrick.
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