Boys' name · since 2000
Deklin
Deklin has 595 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 595
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deklin currently ranks #5762 among boys' names in America, with 595 babies recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deklin has been recorded 595 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #5762 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #7,107 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 595 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deklin ranks #7,107 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 595 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,107 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 595
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deklin's 595 recorded births place it above 84.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Wisconsin.
How Deklin compares
595 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Deklin's all-time total is 61% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deklin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 595 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deklin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deklin splits its recorded history at 2013: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deklin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #5762 among boys.
595 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 69 births in a single year.
Deklin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (388 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Deklin's strongest decade.
388 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Deklin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 89
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
388 births
- 2020s 118
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 388 births (65% of all-time use).
Deklin decade highlights
- Peak decade 388 births
- Runner-up 118 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Deklin 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 Deklin's total volume
Deklin by state
Where Deklin concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Utah | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Wisconsin 1.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.0% of nationwide
- California 0.8% of nationwide
- Indiana 0.8% of nationwide
- New York 0.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Wisconsin accounts for 1.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Deklin's data
- Deklin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (388 total births); usage has since declined to 118 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Deklins (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Deklin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Deklin 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.
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