Unisex name · since 1955

Deandra

4,927 babies named Deandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,104 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,927
born since 1955
1990s
peak decade

4,927 babies have been named Deandra since 1955, making it today's #12104 unisex name.

Deandra has 4,927 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12104 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.

  • #2,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,104 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,927 born since 1955
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deandra ranks #2,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,927 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.

#2,609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,104 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,927
born since 1955
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%30%
Deandra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Deandra's 4,927 recorded births place it above 96.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

28 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Deandra compares

4,927 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Deandra's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Deandra Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,927 376 567,345
Peak-year births 228 21 19,840

Deandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Deandra's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 228, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Deandra popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
228
Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
050100150200250 195519651974198319922001201020192025 7

Deandra popularity over time - boys

857 total births recorded since 1962 (Deandra as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 857 births
0102030405060 19621973198019871994200120082022 5

Deandra by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (1,617 births, 33% of the file).

1990s was Deandra's strongest decade.

1,617 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Deandra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,617 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Deandra compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deandra's total volume

Deandra vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -43, 5%-44, 5.9%-57, 4.4%-146, 2.4%-47, 5.8%-143, 7.3%-146, 5.6%-96, 4.4%-24, 6.3%-99, 4.7%-41, 6%-32, 5.4%-80, 4.3%-62, 5.2%-64, 8.6%Deandra-71, 4.6%Deandra
Deandra vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Deandra by state

Where Deandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Deandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
789 16.0%
#2 California
367 7.4%
#3 New York
315 6.4%
#4 Florida
280 5.7%
#5 Georgia
158 3.2%
#6 Illinois
106 2.2%
#7 New Mexico
86 1.7%
#8 Ohio
79 1.6%
Texas share of Deandra's total US births 16.0%
Even split

789 of 4,927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Deandra appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deandra?
4,927 babies have been named Deandra since 1955. All-time, it sits at #2,609 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,104 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 228 births.
Where does Deandra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deandra ranks #2,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deandra most popular?
Deandra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,617 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Deandra most popular?
The top states for the name Deandra are Texas (789 births), California (367 births), New York (315 births).
Is Deandra a unisex name?
Yes, Deandra is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 4,927 births, and as a boy's name it has 857 births.
How long has the name Deandra been used?
The SSA has tracked Deandra since 1955 -- 71 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Deandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deanna, Deana, Deanne, Deann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Deandra's data

  • Deandra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,617 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Deandras (789 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Deandra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1955–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deandra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.