Recorded 2013–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 72 births

Dechlan — boys' name

72 babies named Dechlan in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s532020s19

The verdict

72 boys have been named Dechlan since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

72
total births
2013–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Dechlan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dechlan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dechlan

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Dechlan between 2013 and 2023, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dechlan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dechlan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dechlan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dechlan 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 72 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.

Dechlan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

72

Since 2013

11 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2013

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2023

Dechlan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2013

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
46810121416 202320222021201820172016201520142013 9

Dechlan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
53 births that decade — 74% of Dechlan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dechlan?
72 babies have been named Dechlan since 2013. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Dechlan most popular?
Dechlan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Dechlan been used?
Dechlan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 11 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Dechlan?
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, 2013–2023 (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.