Decker

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #1,499 for boys in 2025, 117 births
Given to boys 95.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2018 · 210 births
Debut · boys
14 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,842
since 1990

Decker over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Decker has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #984, 2018boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#1,499117
2024#12,1617#1,186174
2023#8,05513#1,156180
2022#5,79321#1,015219
2021#7,63014#1,060202
2020#8,95311#1,013205
2019#7,34215#1,041198
2018#8,14613#984210
2017#11,6158#996203
2016#8,87512#1,013200
2015—#1,080182
2014#16,5135#1,074180
2013—#1,76382
2012—#1,95972
2011—#3,11436
2010—#3,45331
2009—#3,63929
2008—#3,56130
2007—#3,79327
2006—#5,52515
2005—#4,19821
2004—#4,26420
2003—#5,03515
2002—#4,50217
2001—#5,14214
2000—#2,92230
1999—#4,53715
1998—#6,3149
1997—#3,60119
1996—#4,61313
1995—#6,4078
1994—#4,53713
1993—#4,02015
1992—#4,32713
1991—#4,00514
1990—#3,97114
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First appearance
1990

The first year at least five boys were named Decker! It came in at #3,971, and was given to 14 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1995, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Decker is popular in 2019

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedWAIdaho: #296 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,116 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 633 boysNDMinnesota: #494 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,618 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedILWisconsin: #668 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,181 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedMINew York: #1,430 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,364 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedINOhio: #750 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,143 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,084 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 10,692 boysCAUtah: #660 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,871 boysUTColorado: #457 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,152 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedNEMissouri: #856 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,953 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedDEArizona: #508 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,787 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #967 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,164 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Decker, so not publishedHITexas: #1,205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 11,636 boysTXFlorida: #1,406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,537 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#204 · 1 in 633
  2. Idaho#296 · 1 in 1,116
  3. Colorado#457 · 1 in 2,152
  4. Minnesota#494 · 1 in 2,618
  5. Arizona#508 · 1 in 2,787

Best ever in a state: #199 in Montana, 2022.

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StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#20461 in 633
Idaho#29671 in 1,116
Colorado#457121 in 2,152
Minnesota#494101 in 2,618
Arizona#508121 in 2,787
Utah#66051 in 3,871
Wisconsin#66861 in 4,181
Ohio#750111 in 5,143
Missouri#85651 in 5,953
North Carolina#96771 in 7,164
California#1,084191 in 10,692
Texas#1,205151 in 11,636
Florida#1,40671 in 13,537
New York#1,43071 in 13,364
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Decker
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 313 spots since 2024 (#1,186 → #1,499)
  • 486 spots since 2020 (#1,013 → #1,499)
  • 419 spots since 2015 (#1,080 → #1,499)
  • Biggest jump: 17 spots in 2017 (#1,013 → #996)
  • Biggest drop: 57 spots in 2019 (#984 → #1,041)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1990
  • Peaked 2018 at #984 (210 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 2017–2018
Share of babies · boys
1 in 7,973
  • Highest: 1 in 7,973 boys born in 2022 were named Decker (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,599 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #984 in 2018, was only 1 in 8,648 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 49.0% of all boys named Decker (1,394) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s133#3,601 (1997)#4,633
2000s218#2,922 (2000)#4,258
2010s1,394#984 (2018)#1,648
2020s1,097#1,013 (2020)#1,155

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Decker in 2019

girls
#7,342
15 births · 1 in 111,891 girls
boys
#1,041
198 births · 1 in 9,062 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #7,342Decker15

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #1,041Decker198
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 111,891 of them was named Decker, which outranked 59.3% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Decker
  1. #7,025Zona16
  2. #7,025Zyiah16
  3. #7,025Zyonna16
  4. #7,342Decker15
  5. #7,342Aasha15
  6. #7,342Aberdeen15
  7. #7,342Abi15
  8. #7,716Aadvika14
  9. #7,716Aamani14
  10. #7,716Aamirah14

Tied with 373 names at #7,342; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 9,062 of them was named Decker, which outranked 92.6% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Decker
  1. #1,034Kolt200
  2. #1,034Shlomo200
  3. #1,040Dwayne199
  4. #1,041Decker198
  5. #1,041Bishop198
  6. #1,041Rogelio198
  7. #1,044Everest197
  8. #1,044Meir197
  9. #1,044Seamus197

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2019 →