Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishDerek is a masculine given name. It is the English language short form of Diederik, the Low Franconian form of the name Theodoric. Theodoric is an old Germanic name with an original meaning of "people-ruler" or "lead the people".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Derek yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 6 | #3,993 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,654 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,208 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,870 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,219 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,254 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,435 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,285 |
| 1936 | 30 | #1,211 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,532 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,532 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,402 |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,213 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,650 |
| 1942 | 32 | #1,231 |
| 1943 | 81 | #714 |
| 1944 | 46 | #953 |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,008 |
| 1946 | 48 | #970 |
| 1947 | 61 | #892 |
| 1948 | 63 | #863 |
| 1949 | 113 | #642 |
| 1950 | 202 | #471 |
| 1951 | 278 | #408 |
| 1952 | 342 | #363 |
| 1953 | 338 | #374 |
| 1954 | 393 | #363 |
| 1955 | 501 | #330 |
| 1956 | 614 | #299 |
| 1957 | 677 | #283 |
| 1958 | 917 | #256 |
| 1959 | 984 | #254 |
| 1960 | 1,047 | #247 |
| 1961 | 1,405 | #205 |
| 1962 | 1,600 | #188 |
| 1963 | 1,636 | #177 |
| 1964 | 1,588 | #172 |
| 1965 | 1,801 | #167 |
| 1966 | 2,111 | #141 |
| 1967 | 2,447 | #123 |
| 1968 | 2,460 | #122 |
| 1969 | 2,925 | #109 |
| 1970 | 4,147 | #77 |
| 1971 | 4,667 | #63 |
| 1972 | 4,146 | #67 |
| 1973 | 3,920 | #69 |
| 1974 | 3,636 | #74 |
| 1975 | 3,186 | #83 |
| 1976 | 3,168 | #84 |
| 1977 | 3,442 | #84 |
| 1978 | 3,801 | #75 |
| 1979 | 4,201 | #72 |
| 1980 | 7,241 | #50 |
| 1981 | 6,481 | #53 |
| 1982 | 6,991 | #50 |
| 1983 | 6,988 | #51 |
| 1984 | 6,972 | #52 |
| 1985 | 6,661 | #56 |
| 1986 | 6,901 | #57 |
| 1987 | 8,253 | #54 |
| 1988 | 8,074 | #53 |
| 1989 | 8,365 | #54 |
| 1990 | 8,083 | #54 |
| 1991 | 6,893 | #59 |
| 1992 | 6,293 | #62 |
| 1993 | 5,761 | #67 |
| 1994 | 5,081 | #77 |
| 1995 | 4,452 | #83 |
| 1996 | 3,920 | #101 |
| 1997 | 3,671 | #106 |
| 1998 | 3,409 | #110 |
| 1999 | 3,190 | #113 |
| 2000 | 3,214 | #121 |
| 2001 | 3,007 | #132 |
| 2002 | 2,787 | #139 |
| 2003 | 2,754 | #149 |
| 2004 | 2,544 | #157 |
| 2005 | 2,420 | #172 |
| 2006 | 2,647 | #159 |
| 2007 | 2,854 | #142 |
| 2008 | 2,488 | #159 |
| 2009 | 2,306 | #168 |
| 2010 | 2,293 | #171 |
| 2011 | 2,141 | #181 |
| 2012 | 2,116 | #182 |
| 2013 | 1,874 | #205 |
| 2014 | 1,881 | #205 |
| 2015 | 1,883 | #211 |
| 2016 | 1,715 | #226 |
| 2017 | 1,546 | #239 |
| 2018 | 1,408 | #256 |
| 2019 | 1,115 | #305 |
| 2020 | 1,063 | #309 |
| 2021 | 1,094 | #303 |
| 2022 | 1,155 | #297 |
| 2023 | 1,240 | #271 |
| 2024 | 1,355 | #258 |
