Meaning 
The name Derk has the following meaning: Ruler of the people. An anglicized form of the name "Theodoric". Popular in the early 1900s.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Derk is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Derk for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Derek, of which the name Derk is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Derk and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Derk: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colby, Colt, Colton, Danton, Delmon, Demarcus, Demarion, Denley, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Leonel, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Josie, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Robert, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner
Variants 
The name Derk is a variant of Derek. Other popular variants of the name Derek are: Daric (Persian), Darrick (Irish), Darriq, Dedrec, Dedreck, Dedrek, Dedric (German), Dedrick (German), Dedrik, Derec, Dereck, Deric, Derik, Deriq, Derk (Danish), Derreck, Derrek (Danish), Derrick (English), Derrig (Irish), Derrik (Irish), Derry, Derryck, Derryk, Deryk, Deryke, Diederick (German), Diederik (Danish), Dierck, Dieric, Dierick, Dietrich (German), Dirck, Dirk (Dutch), Dirke, Dyrk, Dyrke
Style 
We think the name Derk should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Derk to be: Athletic and muscular chapIn one word, you might describe Derk as a(n) " athletic" person. See other "athletic" names for boys.
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