Boys' name · since 2008
Deckard
283 babies named Deckard in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deckard currently ranks #5564 among boys' names in America, with 283 babies recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deckard has been recorded 283 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #5564 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #10,937 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,564 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 283 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deckard ranks #10,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,564 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 283 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,937 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deckard's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Deckard compares
283 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deckard's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deckard | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 283 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deckard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deckard splits its recorded history at 2018: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deckard popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Deckard by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Deckard's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Deckard births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (52% of all-time use).
Deckard by state
Where Deckard concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.8% |
6 of 283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Deckard's data
- Deckard's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Deckards (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deckard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Deckard 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.