Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Derec isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Derec through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104
- 104 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
Derec’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Derec, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Darrick
“an oak-hearted man; one who is strong”
>99% boys
Demond
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>99% boys
Donnell
“ruler of the world; a brown-haired warrior”
>99% boys
Erich
“ever the ruler”
>99% boys
Demetrios
>99% boys
Delvin
“a godly friend”
98% boys · 2% girls
Daren
“one who is born at night”
>99% boys