unisex name
Decota
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 41
Decota is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 12% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2002 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1992, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Decota over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 18 |
| 2000s (to 2002) | 15 |
How popular is Decota?
In 2002, Decota was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Decota
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Decota also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Decota over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Decota
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Decota — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Decota
How popular is the name Decota?
In 2002, Decota was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Decota a girl's or a boy's name?
Decota is used for both girls and boys. About 12% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Decota most popular?
Decota peaked in 1992, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.