Unisex name · since 1986
Dekota
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 845 babies named Dekota, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 845
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
845 babies have been named Dekota since 1986, making it today's #7373 unisex name.
Dekota has 845 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7373 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #5,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,373 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 845 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dekota ranks #5,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,373 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 845 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,373 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 845
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dekota's 845 recorded births place it above 87.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Dekota compares
845 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Dekota's all-time total is 129% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dekota | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 845 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dekota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dekota's full recorded timeline at 2006, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dekota popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Dekota popularity over time - girls
349 total births recorded since 1959 (Dekota as girls' name)
Dekota by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (350 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Dekota's strongest decade.
350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dekota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
350 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s 114
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 350 births (41% of all-time use).
How Dekota 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 Dekota's total volume
Dekota by state
Where Dekota concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
16 of 845 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dekota's data
- Dekota's decade-level peak was the 1990s (350 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Dekotas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Dekota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Dekota 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.