Fun Facts About the Name Laderrick
- 441 babies named Laderrick: U.S. records list 441 babies given the name Laderrick from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Laderrick Mean?
Laderrick is a modern American given name generally understood as a form of Derrick, a Germanic name whose meaning is "ruler of the people." The Derrick element descends from the old Germanic name Theodoric, built from þeudō ("people") and rīks ("ruler," "king"). The opening La- is not a separate word with its own translation; it is a prefix that extends and personalizes the base name, a device also seen in American names such as LaDarius and LaShawn. So the meaning is carried by the Derrick element, while the La- adds form and sound rather than a distinct sense.
Laderrick Name History & Origins
The La- prefix became a productive element in American naming during the twentieth century, particularly in the Southern United States and within African American communities, where it was attached to existing names and name elements to create new given names. Laderrick belongs to that layer of American naming rather than to an older stock of European names, and it has no long lineage of its own in earlier languages.
Its base, Derrick, reached English through Dutch and Low German forms such as Diederik and Dirk, which themselves go back to the Germanic Theodoric. In English, Derrick was long used as a surname and later as a given name, and it also passed into ordinary vocabulary as the word for a hoisting crane. Laderrick takes that established given name and adds the La- opening, following the same pattern as many other American coinages. No specific historical event, religious tradition, or literary work is attached to this particular form.
How Popular is the Name Laderrick?
Laderrick has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1995. Its best rank was #2,892 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #13,424 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,215 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,568 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #13,377 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #7,295 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #9,306 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #8,047 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,013 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #7,933 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #8,451 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #7,443 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,316 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,973 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #7,392 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,265 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,624 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #7,556 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,615 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #4,589 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #4,301 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #2,892 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #6,735 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #4,888 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,734 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,406 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #3,889 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,736 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,623 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,875 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,133 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,494 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #3,040 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #4,728 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #3,209 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #4,763 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #4,002 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #4,651 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #3,312 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #3,494 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,875 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #4,581 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,976 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,323 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Laderrick Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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