Dechelle — girls' name
75 babies named Dechelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
75 girls have been named Dechelle since 1969, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 75
- total births
- 1969–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
51% of everyone ever named Dechelle was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Dechelle in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dechelle
The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Dechelle between 1969 and 1996, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dechelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dechelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dechelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dechelle 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 75 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.
Dechelle at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dechelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1969
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
75 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 8 births in a single year.
Dechelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 38 births that decade — 51% of Dechelle's all-time total
Dechelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 38 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Dechelle's strongest decade
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 51% of all-time use.
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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, 1969–1996 (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.