Recorded 1998–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 296 births

Deeksha — girls' name

296 babies named Deeksha in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s982010s1762020s12

The verdict

296 girls have been named Deeksha since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

296
total births
1998–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Deeksha was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

29 babies were named Deeksha in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deeksha

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Deeksha between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deeksha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deeksha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deeksha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deeksha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deeksha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 296 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deeksha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

296

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2012

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Deeksha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
29
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Deeksha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
176 births that decade — 59% of Deeksha's all-time total
1990s102000s982010s1762020s12

Deeksha by state

Where Deeksha concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deeksha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 5.7%
California share of Deeksha's total US births 5.7%

17 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deeksha?
296 babies have been named Deeksha since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 29 births.
When was Deeksha most popular?
Deeksha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Deeksha most popular?
The top states for the name Deeksha are California (17 births).
How long has the name Deeksha been used?
Deeksha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Deeksha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dee, Deena, Deedee, Deeann, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.