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Derrick

boy name · Germanic origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

from Diederik/Theodoric, meaning 'ruler of the people'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Derrick peaked in the 1970s.

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