Deklyn
The Story of Deklyn
As a girl name
American parents first put Deklyn on the record books as a girl name in 2011, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 20 Deklyns were born — ranking #6,206 that year. About 65% of every Deklyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deklyn ranks #9,917 for girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 199 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Deklyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 73 births, good for #1,982 nationwide. About 62% of every Deklyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Deklyn ranks #5,643 for boys with 16 births, falling sharply (-53%). All told, over 794 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Deklyn
Deklyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 794 births in the dataset. Deklyn's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,982. Use the chart and map above to compare Deklyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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