US rank #12817 Boys' name Peak 1997 253 births

Decorian — #12817 US boys' name

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.

1980s61990s912000s1172010s292020s10
#12817
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Decorian was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

18 babies were named Decorian in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Decorian

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Decorian between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Decorian currently holds the #12817 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Decorian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Decorian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Decorian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Decorian 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 253 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.

Decorian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

253

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1997

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,817

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Decorian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
18
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 2024201220072003199919951988 6

Decorian by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 46% of Decorian's all-time total
1980s61990s912000s1172010s292020s10

Decorian by state

Where Decorian concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Decorian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
47 18.6%
Texas share of Decorian's total US births 18.6%

47 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decorian?
253 babies have been named Decorian since 1988. It currently ranks #12817 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 18 births.
When was Decorian most popular?
Decorian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Decorian most popular?
The top states for the name Decorian are Texas (47 births).
How long has the name Decorian been used?
Decorian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Decorian?
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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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, 1988–2024 (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.