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Deric

100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Deric has been given to about 4,744 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,312
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Deric per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 122
  • Born in 202511
  • All time4,744

How popular is Deric?

Its best year was 1980, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 792nd. The typical living American called Deric is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Deric

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eric0.85
  2. Derick0.87
  3. Derrick0.84
  4. Derik0.86
  5. Cedric0.75
  6. Dedrick0.75
  7. Fredric0.68
  8. Frederic0.67

Middle names for Deric

Ranked by flow score
  1. Deric Paul0.77
  2. Deric John0.77
  3. Deric Lee0.77
  4. Deric Blake0.76
  5. Deric Bryce0.76
  6. Deric Wade0.76

Sibling names for Deric

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.86
  2. Marisolsister · 0.86
  3. Larasister · 0.83
  4. Aronbrother · 0.83
  5. Kareembrother · 0.83
  6. Elishaeither · 0.83

Where Deric is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Deric Anderson0.77
    2. Deric Reyes0.72
    3. Deric Nguyen0.72
    4. Deric Moore0.72
    5. Deric Lee0.72
    6. Deric Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Deric

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.