| Meaning: | ruler of the people | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Derek in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | Dutch, English |
| US 2021 rank: | #301 ... 299:Reid, 300:Daxton, 301:Derek, 302:Martin, 303:Jensen ... Full US 2021 list |
| Similarly written: | Darek, Dereck, Derik, Derk, Beren, Ceren, Daren, Dénes, Dereje, Dereon Details |
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| Group info: About Dietrich, the group of names with the same origin as Derek | | Meaning/translation: | ruler of the people |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name, with the meaning ruler of the people |
| | this name corresponds with the Gothic name Theoderic |
| Words: | diot = the people Old High German |
| | rihhi = rich, powerful, the power, the ruler Old High German |
| Topics: | Two-element name |
| Variants' top ranks: | 14:Derek England+Wales 1934, 17:Dirk Belgium 2013, 74:Derrick England+Wales 1924, 82:Derick Brazil 2020, 136:Didrik Norway 2017, 885:Derik USA 1990-1999, 958:Dereck USA 1993, 972:Darrick USA 1994 |
| Somehow related to: | Dieter, Theoderich, Thilo, Till |
| Name variants: | Darek, Darrick, Dereck, Derek, Derick, Derik, Derk, Derrick, Didrik, Dierk, Dietreich, Dietrich, Dirk, Doerk, Thade, Tjark, Tjarko Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Derek | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Brazil | | 2009 99 |
| England+Wales decades | Graph | 1974 100, 1964 43, 1954 37, 1944 27, 1934 14, 1924 52 |
| USA decades | Graph | 2000-2009 151, 1990-1999 73, 1980-1989 53, 1970-1979 73, 1960-1969 161 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2022 298, 2021 301, 2020 311, 2019 304, 2018 257, 2017 239, 2016 226, 2015 210, 2014 205, 2013 205, 2012 182, 2011 181, 2010 169, 2009 170, 2008 159, 2007 142, 2006 159, 2005 172, 2004 156, 2003 149, 2002 139, 2001 132, 2000 121, 1999 114, 1998 110, 1997 106, 1996 101, 1995 83, 1994 77, 1993 67 |
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