Is Deklyn a boy or girl name?

Deklyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 975 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 19.3% were girls and 80.7% were boys.

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Deklyn

Recorded 2001–2025 · United States

Deklyn was most popular in 2015, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,851 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 975 people named Deklyn.

Deklyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deklyn’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deklyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deklyn is mostly a boy’s name — 19.3% of the 975 Americans given it were girls and 80.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 20% girls and 80% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org