Boys' name · since 1964
Decarlos
Decarlos has 1,215 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,215
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,215 babies have been named Decarlos since 1964, making it today's #10889 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Decarlos recorded 1,215 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #10889 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #4,541 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,889 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,215 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decarlos ranks #4,541 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,889 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,215 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,541 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,215
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Decarlos's 1,215 recorded births place it above 90% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Decarlos compares
1,215 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Decarlos's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Decarlos | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,215 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Decarlos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Decarlos splits its recorded history at 1996: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Decarlos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Decarlos by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (291 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Decarlos's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Decarlos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
291 births
- 1980s
1980s
274 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
216 births
- 2010s 105
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 291 births (24% of all-time use).
How Decarlos compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Decarlos's total volume
Decarlos by state
Where Decarlos concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
30 of 1,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Decarlos appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Decarlos's data
- Decarlos's decade-level peak was the 1970s (291 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Decarloss (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Decarlos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1964–2025 (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 Decarlos 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.