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Meaning of the nameDeric

Deric is a spelling of the name Derick, which means “ruler of the people”.

Meaning

“ruler of the people”

Meaning of the name Derick, of which Deric is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Derek · Behind the Name: Theodoric

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People (2022)
2,230
Rank in Brazil
#4,754
Median age
9 years
2010 Census
1,892
people

Deric in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Deric, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (808 people).

22 women 2,208 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Deric is most common

States with the highest share of people named Deric in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. Pará 0.002%
  3. Ceará 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Bahia 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5510.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1920.002%
Minas Gerais1740.001%
Bahia1580.001%
Pará1300.002%
Rio de Janeiro1260.001%
Ceará1230.001%
Paraná1180.001%
Maranhão830.001%
Santa Catarina750.001%
Goiás670.001%
Pernambuco630.001%
Amazonas600.002%
Mato Grosso410.001%
Distrito Federal360.001%
Rio Grande do Norte280.001%
Piauí280.001%
Sergipe270.001%
Paraíba260.001%
Alagoas260.001%
Rondônia250.002%
Espírito Santo210.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul210.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Deric

It ends in a simple C, the least recorded spelling in the group.

About the name Derick

Behind the Name lists Derick as a variant of Derek, which comes from the Old English name Dederick, a Low German form of Theodoric. Theodoric comes from Gothic Þiudareiks, formed from þiuda, 'people', and reiks, 'ruler, king'. Wiktionary confirms the Germanic origin and records Derik and Deric as rare spellings of the same name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,855 people named Derick, with a median age of 7.

Other spellings of Derick

SpellingPeople (2022)
Derick21,855
Derik8,560
Deric2,230

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Derick · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Derek · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Theodoric · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Derek · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Deric

What does the name Deric mean?

Deric means “ruler of the people”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Derick, of which Deric is a spelling.

How many people are named Deric in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,230 people with the first name Deric, which ranks it number 4,754 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Deric a boy's or a girl's name?

Deric is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 2,208 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Deric?

Deric is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Deric most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Deric (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Deric?

Derick and Derik. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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