Girls' name · since 1896

Decie

84 babies named Decie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

84
total births
1896–1940
years on record
1910s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade

Decie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 84 recorded since 1896.

Decie has 84 recorded births among girls since 1896, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1940.

  • 84 total births
  • 1896–1940 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 42% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

84 girls have been named Decie since 1896, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1940.

84
total births
1896–1940
years on record
1910s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Decie was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

9 babies were named Decie in 1925 - its busiest year on record.

Decie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Decie splits its recorded history at 1916: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Decie at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

84

Since 1896

45 years of records

Peak year

1925

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1896

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1940

Decie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1925)
9
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
45678910 18961898191019131917192019251940 5

Decie by decade

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

1910s was Decie's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Decie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 35 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decie?
Since 1896, Social Security records show 84 babies named Decie. The most recent recorded year was 1940. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 9 births.
When was Decie most popular?
Decie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Decie been used?
Decie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 45 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Decie?
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.

What to do with Decie's data

  • Decie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1896–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Decie: Baby Name Since 1896 - 84 Births, Peak 1925." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/decie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Decie 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 June 2026.