Given name
Darrick
“an oak-hearted man; one who is strong”
Darrick is a variant of Darroch. One Irish interpretation is “an oak-hearted man; one who is strong.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Darrick is a variant of Darroch. One Irish interpretation is “an oak-hearted man; one who is strong.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Darrick is a variant of Darroch. An origin associated with Darroch is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Darrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,141
- 8,130 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 399 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,916 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,916 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 393 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,591 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Darrick’s family of names
Darrick has a related form in Darroch.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Darrick
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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