Derek

English from German form of Theodoric

"the people's ruler"

Derek Origin and Meaning

Variation of Derry

Derek Rank in US Top 1000

# 258 in the US

Derek Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 410 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Derek

• 258 US 2024
• 410 Nameberry 2025
• 589 Future 2028
• 372 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Derek

• Derek Sanderson Jeter American baseball player
• Derek Chauvin former American police officer charged with the murder of unarmed Black man George Floyd
• Derek Hough American dancer, actor and singer
• Derek Anthony Klena American actor and singer
• Derek George Jacobi English actor
• Derek Harold Richard Barton English chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Derek Alton Walcott Saint Lucian poet and playwright
• Derek Lamar Fisher American basketball player and coach
• Derek Dallas Carr American NFL player
• Derek Matthew Anderson American NFL football player
• Derek Hardman American NFL football player
• Derek Steven Hagan American NFL football player
• Derek Newton American NFL football player
• Derek Sinclair Cox American NFL football player
• Derek Landri American NFL football player
• Derek Christopher Lowe American baseball player
• Derek Keith Barbosa aka Chino XL American rapper
• Derek Taylor English journalist and press officer for The Beatles
• Derek Daly Irish racing driver
• Derek Rae Scottish football commentator
• Derek Walsh Webb American singer,songwriter of band Caedmon's Call
• Derek Thompson Northern Irish actor
• Derek Roland Clark English MEP
• Derek Vaughan Welsh MEP
• Derek Alexander Muller Australian/Canadian vlogger, focusing on science
• Temuera Derek Morrison New Zealand actor
• Derek Krahn social media personality 'BigCatDerek'

The name Derek in Pop Culture

• Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Derek Bailey Shepherd son of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd on the show "Grey's Anatomy"
• Derek Venturi main character on TV's "Life With Derek"
• Derek Hale character on TV's "Teen Wolf"
• Derek Morgan character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
• Derek Clifford Simmons character in video game "Resident Evil 6"
• Derek Reese character on TV's "The Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles"
• Derek Noakes main character on British TV series "Derek"
• Derek Vinyard character in film "American History X"
• Derek Malloy character on TV's "The Client List"
• Derek Sommers Peyton Sawyer Scott's half brother on "One Tree Hill"
• Prince Derek Princess Odette's love interest in "The Swan Princess"
• Derek character in "Barney's Backyard Gang"
• Derek "Nursey" Nurse character in webcomic "Check Please!"
• Derek Arden character in anime "Black Butler"

International Variations of the name Derek

• Dedrick German
• Diederick German
• Dietrich German
• Derrig Irish
• Darrick German
• Derick Danish
• Derrick Danish
• Derrik Irish
• Daric Persian
• Diederik Danish
• Dirk Dutch
• Derk Danish
• Dedric German
• Derrek Danish