Given name
Derique
“the ruler of the tribe”
In English use, Derique has a related form in Derek. One English interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Derique has a related form in Derek. One English interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Derique has a related form in 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 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Derique through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 5 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 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Derique’s family of names
In English usage, Derique has a related form in Derek.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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