Derrica
Feminine · “ruler of the people”
Derrica gives Derek a feminine ending, the -ica of Erica and Jessica, making a three-syllable girl's name with the stress on the first. It is crisp and bright, an American build.
How old is the name Derrica?
Derrica first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Derrica alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 500 people named Derrica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Derrica most popular?
Derrica peaked in 1990, reaching #3022 nationally. See the whole 1990 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Theodoric to Derrica
The story of Derrica
Derek was a familiar boy's name in America, and parents who wanted a daughter's version reached for the ending of Erica and Jessica, as they had turned Frederick into Frederica. Derrica is one result, with a doubled r. No record says who first used it, and it may just as well have been built from the sound of Erica with a D in front.
Meaningscholars disagree
ruler of the people, through Derek
Derrica looks like a feminine of Derek, the short form of Theodoric, ruler of the people. No record confirms that families built it that way, and it may simply be a new sound near Erica.
How the name formed
- Theodoric
- Derek
- Derrica
Pronouncing Derrica
DAIR-ih-kuh
Stress on the first syllable, rhyming with Erica.
Nicknames for Derrica
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most girls named
- 199037 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3022reached in 1990
- Change vs 2016
- −37.5%5 in 2018, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Derricas among us
people named Derrica are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Derrica sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It rhymes with a familiar name, so it is easy to say.
- Rica and Derri give two short forms.
- People will write Derica or Derika.
- Derek, the name inside it, reads as a man's name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Derricas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Derrica are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Derrica in 2025?
- Derrica is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Derrica with classmates?
- Derrica will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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