Unisex name · since 2007
Declyn
Declyn has 461 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,654 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Declyn is the #4654 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 461 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Declyn has been recorded 461 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #4654 nationally and more common than 67% 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 2007 to 2025.
- #8,268 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,654 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 461 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Declyn ranks #8,268 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,654 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 461 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,654 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Declyn's 461 recorded births place it above 81.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Declyn compares
461 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Declyn's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Declyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 461 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Declyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Declyn splits its recorded history at 2017: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Declyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Declyn popularity over time - girls
307 total births recorded since 2004 (Declyn as girls' name)
Declyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (276 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Declyn's strongest decade.
276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Declyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
276 births
- 2020s
2020s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 276 births (60% of all-time use).
Declyn by state
Where Declyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
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- Declyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (276 total births) through the 2020s (172) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Declyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Declyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Declyn 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.