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Dereck

“Variant of Derek — Ruler of the people” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #688 in the US (2025) · Trending

Dereck has appeared in US records since 1949 — best rank #663 (2024) · 8,296 babies named Dereck all-time · 1 in 4,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 780 boys in Puerto Rico (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Derecks

• Dereck Lively II — American basketball player
• Dereck Kutesa — Swiss association football player
• Dereck Joubert — screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer
• Dereck Moncada — Honduran association football player
• Dereck E. Davis — American politician

What Derecks become

Among 23 notable people named Dereck:

Athletes appear 2.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dereck Lively II, American basketball player.

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