How Many People Are Named Dekayla?
An estimated 290 people in the United States have the first name Dekayla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Dekayla peaked in popularity in 2001 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dekayla 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 Dekayla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
290
About 1 in 1,181,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2001
20 births
Total Registered
295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dekayla
Dekayla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 295 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dekayla as a female name
Ranked #15,895 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (20 births)
Dekayla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dekayla span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 156 babies were registered. Dekayla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dekayla by Decade
How has Dekayla 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.
Dekayla + Last Name Combinations
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Dekayla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dekayla?
We estimate approximately 290 people named Dekayla 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 1,181,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Dekayla a common name?
Dekayla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dekayla most popular?
Dekayla reached peak popularity in 2001, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dekayla is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dekayla a female name?
Dekayla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dekayla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dekayla Smith, Dekayla Johnson, Dekayla 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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