Recorded 1980–1996 Boys' name Peak 1996 16 births

Decedric — boys' name

16 babies named Decedric in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 boys have been named Decedric since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

16
total births
1980–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Decedric was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Decedric in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Decedric

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Decedric between 1980 and 1996, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Decedric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Decedric performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Decedric shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Decedric 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 16 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.

Decedric at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

16

Since 1980

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1980

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1996

Decedric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1980

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 199619881980 5

Decedric by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 63% of Decedric's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decedric?
16 babies have been named Decedric since 1980. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Decedric most popular?
Decedric was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Decedric been used?
Decedric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 17 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Decedric?
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.

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, 1980–1996 (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.