Given name & surname
Deric
“the ruler of the tribe”
Deric is a variant of Derek. One English interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deric is a variant of Derek. One English interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deric is a variant of Derek. An origin associated with Derek is Low German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deric through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,744
- 4,744 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,305 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,305 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 122 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,814 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Deric
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Deric, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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“ever the ruler”
>99% boys
Aric
“ever the ruler”
>99% boys
Rodrick
Rodrick is a masculine given name.
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“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys
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“man of the mountain”
>99% boys