Boys' name · since 2013
Deker
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 37 babies named Deker, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
37 boys have been named Deker since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Deker has 37 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2024.
- #24,259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deker ranks #24,259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,259 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deker's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deker's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deker popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Deker by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Deker's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Deker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Deker's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- 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 Deker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2013–2024 (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 Deker 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.