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Its wave through time Fading since the 1980s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1987 per 100,000 babies of that sex 5,347 babies given this name since 1952 At its height in 1987, about 1 in 9,400 boys 25 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Derek Boy An English form of Low German Diederik (Theodoric), from Gothic þiuda 'people' and reiks 'ruler'. Renaissance · peak 1987 Derrick Boy A spelling of Derek, from Low German and Dutch forms of Theodoric, Gothic þiuda 'people' and reiks 'ruler'. Renaissance · peak 1980 Dirk Boy Dutch short form of Diederik, from Germanic theud 'people' and ric 'ruler'. Middle Ages · peak 1954 Dorcas Girl Greek dorkas, 'gazelle', translating the Aramaic name Tabitha. Biblical · peak 1911 · forgotten Tariq Boy From Arabic ṭāriq 'one who knocks at night', a name for the morning star in the Qur'an. Modern · peak 1998 Trygve Boy From Old Norse tryggr 'trustworthy, true'. Viking & Saxon Dragan Boy From Slavic drag 'dear, precious'. Victorian Dragomir Boy From Slavic drag 'dear, precious' and mir 'peace, world' (some scholars think -mir in old names first reflected… Early Medieval · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.