Boys' name · since 1998
Deklan
Deklan has 2,484 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,412 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,484 babies have been named Deklan since 1998, making it today's #2412 boys' name.
Deklan has 2,484 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2412 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, 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 1998 to 2025.
- #2,876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,412 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,484 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deklan ranks #2,876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,412 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,484 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,412 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,484
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deklan's 2,484 recorded births place it above 93.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Deklan compares
2,484 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Deklan's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deklan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,484 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deklan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deklan's full recorded timeline at 2012, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 193 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deklan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Deklan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,535 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Deklan's strongest decade.
1,535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Deklan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 296
2000s
296 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,535 births
- 2020s
2020s
639 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,535 births (62% of all-time use).
How Deklan 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 Deklan's total volume
Deklan by state
Where Deklan concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 137 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 116 | 4.7% |
| #3 | California | | 113 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 86 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 76 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 74 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 54 | 2.2% |
137 of 2,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Deklan appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deklan's data
- Deklan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,535 total births) through the 2020s (639) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Deklans (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deklan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Deklan 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.