Recorded 1993–2019 Unisex name Peak 1998 56 births

Dekoda — boys' name

56 babies named Dekoda in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s272010s7

The verdict

56 boys have been named Dekoda since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

56
total births
1993–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Dekoda was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dekoda in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dekoda

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Dekoda between 1993 and 2019, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dekoda currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Dekoda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 2002.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dekoda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dekoda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dekoda 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 56 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.

Dekoda at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

56

Since 1993

27 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1993

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2019

Dekoda popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1993

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 20192007200620052004199819941993 7

Dekoda popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2002 (Dekoda as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20042002 5

Dekoda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 48% of Dekoda's all-time total
1990s222000s272010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dekoda?
56 babies have been named Dekoda since 1993. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Dekoda most popular?
Dekoda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Dekoda a unisex name?
Yes, Dekoda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 56 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Dekoda been used?
Dekoda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 27 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Dekoda?
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, 1993–2019 (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.