Recorded 1981–1998 Boys' name Peak 1985 56 births

Depaul — boys' name

56 babies named Depaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s23

The verdict

56 boys have been named Depaul since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

56
total births
1981–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Depaul was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Depaul in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Depaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Depaul between 1981 and 1998, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Depaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Depaul performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Depaul shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Depaul 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.

Depaul at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

56

Since 1981

18 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1981

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1998

Depaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1981

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Depaul by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 59% of Depaul's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Depaul?
56 babies have been named Depaul since 1981. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Depaul most popular?
Depaul was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Depaul been used?
Depaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 18 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Depaul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Depriest, Depree, Deprince. 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, 1981–1998 (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.