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Decker

/ˈdɛkɚ/ · 96% boys · 124 born in 2025

Decker has been given to about 2,968 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɛkɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,933
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Decker per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2022 · 240
  • Born in 2025124
  • All time2,968

How popular is Decker?

Its best year was 2022, when 240 babies were given the name, ranking 1017th. The typical living American called Decker is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Decker

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dexter0.78
  2. Denver0.75
  3. Delmer0.75
  4. Peter0.68
  5. Ever0.68
  6. Meyer0.68
  7. Ledger0.68
  8. Keller0.68

Middle names for Decker

Ranked by flow score
  1. Decker Paul0.77
  2. Decker John0.77
  3. Decker Blake0.76
  4. Decker Wade0.76
  5. Decker Quinn0.76
  6. Decker Jude0.76

Sibling names for Decker

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Emilianasister · 0.98
  2. Jaxxonbrother · 0.97
  3. Westynbrother · 0.97
  4. Kaisenbrother · 0.97
  5. Laylanisister · 0.97
  6. Rowyneither · 0.97

Where Decker is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wisconsin0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Colorado0.01%
  4. Tennessee0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Decker Anderson0.77
  2. Decker White0.72
  3. Decker Nguyen0.72
  4. Decker Moore0.72
  5. Decker Hill0.72
  6. Decker Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Decker

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Decker across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.