Recorded 2006–2025 Boys' name Peak 2006 67 births

Decimus — boys' name

67 babies named Decimus in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

67 boys have been named Decimus since 2006, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

67
total births
2006–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Decimus was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

8 babies were named Decimus in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Decimus

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Decimus between 2006 and 2025, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Decimus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Decimus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Decimus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Decimus 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 67 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.

Decimus at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

67

Since 2006

20 years of records

Peak year

2006

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2006

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2025

Decimus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2006

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2006)
8
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Decimus by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 49% of Decimus's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decimus?
67 babies have been named Decimus since 2006. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2006 with 8 births.
When was Decimus most popular?
Decimus was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Decimus been used?
Decimus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Decimus?
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, 2006–2025 (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.