Given name & surname
Deka
“a pleasing woman”
Deka is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a pleasing woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a pleasing woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 308 as a first name in 2020; 367 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Deka’s family of names
Deka has a related form in Decca. Deka has a related form in Deccah. Deka has a related form in Decka.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Deka, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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