Given name & surname
Deryck
“the ruler of the tribe”
Deryck is a variant of Derek. One English interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deryck is a variant of Derek. One English interpretation is “the ruler of the tribe.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deryck 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 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deryck through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 561
- 561 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 12 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 718 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 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 Deryck
- Deryck WhibleyCanadian rock musicianborn 1980
- Deryck CookeBritish musicologist and broadcaster (1919–1976)
- Deryck MurrayWest Indies cricketerborn 1943
- Deryck GuylerEnglish actor (1914–1999)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.