Recorded 1959–1983 Girls' name Peak 1965 116 births

Decarla — girls' name

116 babies named Decarla in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s551970s391980s16

The verdict

116 girls have been named Decarla since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1983.

116
total births
1959–1983
years on record
1960s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Decarla was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

9 babies were named Decarla in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Decarla

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Decarla between 1959 and 1983, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Decarla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Decarla performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Decarla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Decarla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 116 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Decarla at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

116

Since 1959

25 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1959

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1983

Decarla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1959

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Decarla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
55 births that decade — 47% of Decarla's all-time total
1950s61960s551970s391980s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decarla?
116 babies have been named Decarla since 1959. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Decarla most popular?
Decarla was most popular in the 1960s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Decarla been used?
Decarla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 25 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Decarla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include December, Declan, Declyn, Declynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.