US rank #2490 Boys' name Peak 2023 650 births

Dekari — #2490 US boys' name

650 babies named Dekari in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s392000s1112010s2342020s266
#2490
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dekari was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

58 babies were named Dekari in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dekari

The Social Security Administration has registered 650 babies named Dekari between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dekari currently holds the #2490 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dekari performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dekari shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Dekari in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dekari 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 650 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.

Dekari at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

650

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2023

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,490

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dekari popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
58
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961994 5

Dekari by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
266 births that decade — 41% of Dekari's all-time total
1990s392000s1112010s2342020s266

Dekari by state

Where Dekari concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dekari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
22 3.4%
#2 Florida
18 2.8%
#3 Tennessee
14 2.2%
#4 Texas
11 1.7%
#5 North Carolina
10 1.5%
#6 Ohio
6 0.9%
#7 Michigan
5 0.8%
#8 Mississippi
5 0.8%
Georgia share of Dekari's total US births 3.4%
Even split

22 of 650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dekari?
650 babies have been named Dekari since 1994. It currently ranks #2490 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 58 births.
When was Dekari most popular?
Dekari was most popular in the 2020s decade with 266 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Dekari most popular?
The top states for the name Dekari are Georgia (22 births), Florida (18 births), Tennessee (14 births).
How long has the name Dekari been used?
Dekari has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dekari?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deklan, Dekota, Deklyn, Deklin, 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, 1994–2024 (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.