How Many People Are Named Dekker?
An estimated 358 people in the United States have the first name Dekker. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Dekker peaked in popularity in 2019 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dekker 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 Dekker paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
358
About 1 in 957,414 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2019
35 births
Total Registered
361
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dekker
Dekker is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 361 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dekker as a male name
Ranked #5,956 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (35 births)
Dekker: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dekker span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 232 babies were registered. While Dekker is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dekker by Decade
How has Dekker 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.
Dekker by State
Birth registrations for Dekker span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Wisconsin, California, Minnesota. The lowest are in North Dakota, Minnesota, California. On average, about 9 Dekkers were registered per state.
Dekker + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dekker as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dekker: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dekker?
We estimate approximately 358 people named Dekker 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 957,414 Americans share this first name.
Is Dekker a common name?
Dekker is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 361 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dekker most popular?
Dekker reached peak popularity in 2019, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dekker is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dekker a male name?
Dekker is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dekker Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dekker Smith, Dekker Johnson, Dekker 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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