Recorded 1991–2022 Girls' name Peak 2001 295 births

Dekayla — girls' name

295 babies named Dekayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s712000s1562010s632020s5
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Dekayla was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

20 babies were named Dekayla in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dekayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Dekayla between 1991 and 2022, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dekayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dekayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dekayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dekayla 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 295 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.

Dekayla at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

295

Since 1991

32 years of records

Peak year

2001

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1991

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dekayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1991

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 20222014200920052001199719921991 5

Dekayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
156 births that decade — 53% of Dekayla's all-time total
1990s712000s1562010s632020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dekayla?
295 babies have been named Dekayla since 1991. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 20 births.
When was Dekayla most popular?
Dekayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Dekayla been used?
Dekayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 32 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dekayla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dekota, Deklyn, Deklynn, Dekisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1991–2022 (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.