Girls' name · since 1990
Dekara
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Dekara, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #55,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Dekara since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dekara has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2007.
- #55,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dekara ranks #55,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #55,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dekara's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dekara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dekara's full recorded timeline at 2007, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births.
Dekara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2007
- Peak year (1990)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dekara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Dekara's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dekara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Dekara's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dekara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1990–2007 (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 Dekara 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.