Boys' name · since 2001
Decklan
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 600 babies named Decklan, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
600 babies have been named Decklan since 2001, making it today's #4818 boys' name.
Decklan has 600 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4818 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #7,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,818 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 600 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decklan ranks #7,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,818 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 600 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 600
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Decklan's 600 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Decklan compares
600 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Decklan's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Decklan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 600 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Decklan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Decklan's full recorded timeline at 2016, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Decklan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Decklan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (416 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Decklan's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Decklan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
416 births
- 2020s 156
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 416 births (69% of all-time use).
How Decklan 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 Decklan's total volume
Decklan by state
Where Decklan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 22 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.8% |
22 of 600 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Decklan's data
- Decklan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (416 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Decklans (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Decklan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Decklan 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.