Decatur vs Decker

Side-by-side comparison of Decatur and Decker — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Decatur

Boy name

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Name B

Decker

Boy name · Rank #1188

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Metric Decatur Decker
Current Rank Unranked #1188
Total Births (all years) 54 2,842
Peak Year 1945 2022
Peak Year Births 7 219
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Decatur Decker
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 15 —
1930ss 10 —
1940ss 7 —
1990ss — 133
2000ss 12 218
2010ss 5 1,394
2020ss — 1,097

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Decatur Decker
2014 — 180
2015 — 182
2016 — 200
2017 5 203
2018 — 210
2019 — 198
2020 — 205
2021 — 202
2022 — 219
2023 — 180
2024 — 174
2025 — 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2017.

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