Peoples ruler
Dierks is a Low German and Dutch surname-turned-given-name. It is a patronymic form of Dierk, which is a shortened version of Diederik, the Dutch cognate of the Germanic name Theodoric.
Less common today
Dierks isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,765 in 2015.
Multi-platinum country music singer and songwriter
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).