Recorded 1978–2019 Boys' name Peak 1994 197 births

Dekendrick — boys' name

197 babies named Dekendrick in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s341990s852000s422010s31

The verdict

197 boys have been named Dekendrick since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

197
total births
1978–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Dekendrick was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Dekendrick in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dekendrick

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Dekendrick between 1978 and 2019, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dekendrick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dekendrick performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dekendrick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dekendrick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dekendrick 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 197 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.

Dekendrick at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

197

Since 1978

42 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1978

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2019

Dekendrick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1978

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
46810121416 20192013200520001994199019841978 5

Dekendrick by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 43% of Dekendrick's all-time total
1970s51980s341990s852000s422010s31

Dekendrick by state

Where Dekendrick concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dekendrick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 3.0%
Texas share of Dekendrick's total US births 3.0%

6 of 197 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dekendrick?
197 babies have been named Dekendrick since 1978. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Dekendrick most popular?
Dekendrick was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Dekendrick most popular?
The top states for the name Dekendrick are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Dekendrick been used?
Dekendrick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 42 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Dekendrick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deklan, Dekota, Deklyn, Dekari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2019 (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.