Derek (meaning and origin)

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Derek

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Meaning and origin
Derek is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Ever Powerful Ruler`.

Where is it used?
The name Derek is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Deryck (In English (Modern))
Derick (In English)
Derrick (In English)
Theodoric (In Ancient Germanic)

See also
In German: Dietrich
In German: Diederick
In French: Thierry
In English: Terry
In English: Theo
In Dutch: Diederik

Extra information:
From Old English. Alternative meanings (Old German) Ever Powerful Ruler

More `Derek` links
Derek as abbreviation
Actors named Derek
Derek in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Derek

Derek appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 142. The name reached the top-100 8 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Derek. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #50. The last time Derek appeared among the most common names was in 1950. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	142
2006	160
2005	171
2004	156
2003	149
2002	139
2001	132
2000	121
1999	113
1998	110
1997	106
1996	101
1995	83
1994	77
1993	67
1992	62
1991	59
1990	54
1980	50
1970	77
1960	247
1950	471
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---