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In 2024, 1,355 boys in the United States were named Derek, making it the 258th most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 205th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 8,402 births.
Records for Derek go back to 1924, and 238,769 babies have been given the name since.
A Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people". Its familiar sound has a friendly, accessible quality.
Derek is of Germanic origin, described as classic in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 1,355 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people". Its familiar sound has a friendly, accessible quality.
Derek is of Germanic origin, and is usually described as classic in style.
In 2024, 1,355 boys in the United States were named Derek, making it the 258th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 1,355 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.