Boys' name · since 1994
Dekari
687 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.
- #6,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dekari is the #3216 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 687 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dekari has been recorded 687 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #3216 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #6,519 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,216 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 687 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dekari ranks #6,519 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,216 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 687 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,519 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dekari's 687 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Dekari compares
687 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dekari's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dekari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 687 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dekari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dekari's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dekari popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dekari popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Dekari as girls' name)
Dekari by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (303 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Dekari's strongest decade.
303 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Dekari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s
2020s
303 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 303 births (44% of all-time use).
How Dekari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dekari's total volume
Dekari by state
Where Dekari concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 29 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 19 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
29 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Dekaris (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Dekari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Dekari 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.