Unisex name · since 1986

Decota

Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Decota, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,464 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade

Decota is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 36 have been recorded since 1986.

Decota has 36 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2002.

  • #24,464 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 36 born since 1986
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decota ranks #24,464 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.

#24,464 of 45,481
all-time among boys
36
born since 1986
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Decota's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% 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.

Decota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Decota's full recorded timeline at 1993, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Decota popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
5678910 19861992199320002002 6

Decota popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1992 (Decota as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1992 5

Decota by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Decota's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Decota births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Decota? ▼
Decota has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,464 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 9 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
Where does Decota sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Decota ranks #24,464 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 Decota most popular? ▼
Decota was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Is Decota a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Decota is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 36 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Decota been used? ▼
Records for Decota go back to 1986, giving 17 years of history through 2002.
What names are similar to Decota? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Decota

Nearby Names Like Decota

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Decota

Declan Boy
#139 58,547 births
Decker Boy
#1506 2,842 births
Decarlos Boy
#10889 1,215 births
Decarlo Boy
635 births
Decklan Boy
#4818 600 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Decota: 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, 1986–2002 (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 Decota 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.