Derek

Meaning and origin of Derek

Popularity of Derek in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Derek has been stable (+3.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Derek every 122 schools, all spellings combined.

Derek in English-speaking countries

Derek ranks 271^st in United States, against 1,669^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  271^st boys’ name3,788 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,357+1.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  403^rd boys’ name26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,762

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  574^th boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,880

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  583^rd boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,426

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,351^st boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 14,006

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Dereck15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Derek

• Erik
• Gary
• Wandrille
• Rudy
• Otto
• Alyx
• Gautier
• Otis
• Richard
• Robert
• Archie
• Bruno

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin