Recorded 1971–1996 Girls' name Peak 1977 23 births

Decia — girls' name

23 babies named Decia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

23 girls have been named Decia since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

23
total births
1971–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Decia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Decia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Decia

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Decia between 1971 and 1996, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Decia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Decia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Decia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Decia 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 23 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.

Decia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

23

Since 1971

26 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1971

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1996

Decia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1971

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Decia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 57% of Decia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decia?
23 babies have been named Decia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Decia most popular?
Decia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Decia been used?
Decia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 26 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Decia?
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, 1971–1996 (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.