Boys' name · since 1991

Decarius

Decarius has 16 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#30,624 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

Decarius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1991.

Decarius has 16 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 1997.

  • #30,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decarius ranks #30,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,624 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Decarius's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Decarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Decarius splits its recorded history at 1992: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Decarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1992)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 199119921997 5

Decarius by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Decarius's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Decarius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decarius?
Decarius has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,624 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 6 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Decarius sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decarius ranks #30,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Decarius most popular?
Decarius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Decarius been used?
Decarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 7 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Decarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Declan, Decker, Decarlos, Decarlo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Decarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Decarius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.