Recorded 1988–1991 Girls' name Peak 1988 21 births

Decora — girls' name

21 babies named Decora in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s6

The verdict

21 girls have been named Decora since 1988, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

21
total births
1988–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Decora was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Decora in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Decora

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Decora between 1988 and 1991, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Decora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Decora performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Decora shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Decora in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Decora at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

21

Since 1988

4 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1988

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1991

Decora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1988

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4681012 199119891988 10

Decora by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15 births that decade — 71% of Decora's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decora?
21 babies have been named Decora since 1988. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Decora most popular?
Decora was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Decora been used?
Decora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 4 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Decora?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include December, Declan, Declyn, Declynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.