Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Detrick 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Detrick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,536
- 1,511 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 68 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,109 as a first name in 2020; 2,340 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Detrick’s family of names
Detrick may belong to the same name family as DETRICCK. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Detrick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Darrick
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>99% boys
Derrick
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>99% boys
Derik
“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys
Delvin
“a godly friend”
98% boys · 2% girls
Demond
“man of the mountain”
>99% boys
Rodrick
Rodrick is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Aric
“ever the ruler”
>99% boys
Darek
“the ruler of the tribe”
>99% boys