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In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 2020 Boys 2019 per million babies of that sex 202 babies given this name since 1956 At its height in 2019, about 1 in 74,400 boys 30 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.