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Meaning of the nameDerik

Derik 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 Derik is a spelling.

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

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People (2022)
8,560
Rank in Brazil
#1,903
Median age
9 years
2010 Census
3,944
people

Derik in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Derik, 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 (3,126 people).

82 women 8,478 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 Derik is most common

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

  1. Amazonas 0.007%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  3. Pará 0.006%
  4. São Paulo 0.006%
  5. Maranhão 0.005%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,4310.006%
Rio Grande do Sul6920.006%
Minas Gerais6840.003%
Paraná5310.005%
Pará4940.006%
Rio de Janeiro4800.003%
Maranhão3390.005%
Santa Catarina3310.004%
Bahia2810.002%
Ceará2810.003%
Amazonas2570.007%
Goiás2510.004%
Pernambuco2260.003%
Mato Grosso1800.005%
Espírito Santo1450.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul1270.005%
Alagoas1260.004%
Piauí1010.003%
Paraíba990.003%
Rio Grande do Norte990.003%
Distrito Federal940.003%
Rondônia820.005%
Sergipe790.004%
Amapá520.007%
Acre390.005%
Roraima300.005%
Tocantins290.002%

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

The spelling Derik

It swaps the final CK for a simple K.

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 Derik

What does the name Derik mean?

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

How many people are named Derik in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,560 people with the first name Derik, which ranks it number 1,903 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Derik is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 82 women and 8,478 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Derik?

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

In which Brazilian state is Derik most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.007% of the state's population is named Derik (257 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Derik?

Derick and Deric. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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