Boys' name · since 2007

Declin

Declin has 89 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,150 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

Declin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 89 recorded since 2007.

Social Security Administration records show Declin recorded 89 times among boys since 2007, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2019.

  • #18,150 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Declin ranks #18,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#18,150 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Declin's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Declin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Declin's full recorded timeline at 2014, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Declin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2014)
14
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
46810121416 20072010201120122013201420152016201720182019 6

Declin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (83 births, 93% of the file).

2010s was Declin's strongest decade.

83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 93% of all-time use.

Declin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (93% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Declin?
Since 2007, Social Security records show 89 babies named Declin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,150 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 14 births.
Where does Declin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Declin ranks #18,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Declin most popular?
Declin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Declin been used?
Records for Declin go back to 2007, giving 13 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Declin?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Declin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2019 (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 Declin 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.