Girls' name · since 1914
Decima
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Decima, peaking in 1914. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Decima sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Decima recorded 22 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1973.
- #44,630 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decima ranks #44,630 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #44,630 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Decima's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Decima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Decima's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1914 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Decima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1973
- Peak year (1914)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Decima by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (9 births, 41% of the file).
1910s was Decima's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Decima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
9 births
- 1920s
1920s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 9 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Decima's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 1970s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Decima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1914)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Decima 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 August 2026.