Boys' name · since 1990
Decker
2,842 babies named Decker in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,506 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Decker currently ranks #1506 among boys' names in America, with 2,842 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decker has been recorded 2,842 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #1506 nationally and more common than 89% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #2,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,506 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,842 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decker ranks #2,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,506 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,842 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,506 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,842
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Decker's 2,842 recorded births place it above 94.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Decker compares
2,842 Top 18% higher than 82% of 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
Decker's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Decker | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,842 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 219 | 34 | 22,252 |
Decker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Decker's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 219, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Decker popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 219
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Decker popularity over time - girls
126 total births recorded since 2014 (Decker as girls' name)
Decker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,394 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Decker's strongest decade.
1,394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Decker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s 218
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,394 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,097 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,394 births (49% of all-time use).
How Decker compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Decker's total volume
Decker by state
Where Decker concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 209 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 166 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 144 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 104 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 98 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 77 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 71 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 69 | 2.4% |
209 of 2,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Decker appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Decker's data
- Decker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,394 total births) through the 2020s (1,097) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Deckers (209 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Decker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Decker 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.