Boys' name · since 1988
Decorian
253 babies named Decorian in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Decorian is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 253 have been recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decorian has been recorded 253 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #11,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 253 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decorian ranks #11,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Decorian's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Decorian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Decorian splits its recorded history at 2003: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Decorian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Decorian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Decorian's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Decorian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (46% of all-time use).
Decorian by state
Where Decorian concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 18.6% |
47 of 253 births nationwide.
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What to do with Decorian's data
- Decorian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Decorians (47 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Decorian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1988–2024 (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 Decorian 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.