Deryck
Boy name · 21 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Deryck: 21 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 1982.
Deryck is a variant spelling of Derek, which originated as a Low German and Dutch diminutive of Theodoric, itself from the Old Germanic *Þeudarīks*, meaning "ruler of the people." The most famous bearer is Deryck Guyler, the beloved Scottish-born actor best known for his comic roles in British television shows like *Please Sir!* and *Doctor Finlay’s Casebook*. Another prominent figure is Deryck Cooke, the English musicologist who completed Gustav Mahler’s unfinished Tenth Symphony. While no major places are named after a Deryck, the root Theodoric appears in place names like Thierry in France and derives from the same elements as the Scottish surname MacIndeor. The spelling Deryck, rather than Derek, saw a small peak in Scotland in the 1960s before becoming much rarer today.
Boy 6 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19825 babies
- Latest (1982)
- #2565 babies
- Total births
- 21since 1974
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 20%vs prior 5y