How Many People Are Named Deckard?
An estimated 264 people in the United States have the first name Deckard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Deckard peaked in popularity in 2017 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deckard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deckard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
264
About 1 in 1,298,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2017
30 births
Total Registered
266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deckard
Deckard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 266 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Deckard as a male name
Ranked #7,329 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (30 births)
Deckard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deckard span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 146 babies were registered. While Deckard is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Deckard by Decade
How has Deckard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deckard by State
Deckard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deckard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Deckard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deckard?
We estimate approximately 264 people named Deckard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,298,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Deckard a common name?
Deckard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deckard most popular?
Deckard reached peak popularity in 2017, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deckard is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deckard a male name?
Deckard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deckard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deckard Smith, Deckard Johnson, Deckard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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