Decker
Decker was the 1501st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 989th; the most babies were born in 2022 (219). Over the last ten years it has moved down 421 places. More babies were named Decker in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,501 boys, down 488 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022219 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,968babies recorded
Decker popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,220 | #1,501 | 7 | 117 |
| 2020 | #9,091 | #1,013 | 11 | 205 |
| 2010 | — | #3,477 | — | 31 |
| 2000 | — | #2,932 | — | 30 |
| 1990 | — | #4,023 | — | 14 |
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How popular is Decker, counting every spelling?
Decker is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,352 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,501 for Decker on its own. Together these spellings went to 126 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker | 117 | #1,501 | 892 |
| Dekker | 9 | #8,416 | 82 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Decker?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Decker (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Decker born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Decker.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Decker?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Decker are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Decker a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Decker by state
How common Decker was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.9×), Colorado (2.9×), Kansas (2.8×), Minnesota (2.8×), Oklahoma (2.6×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Decker: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Decker, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Decker
How popular is the name Decker?
Decker was the 1501st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 989th; the most babies were born in 2022 (219). Over the last ten years it has moved down 421 places. More babies were named Decker in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Decker a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Decker in the US.
Where is Decker most popular?
In 2021–2025, Decker was most common in Montana (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Wisconsin and Colorado.