Girls' name · since 1998
Deeksha
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.
- #16,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deeksha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 296 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Deeksha recorded 296 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2023.
- #16,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deeksha ranks #16,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deeksha's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deeksha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deeksha's full recorded timeline at 2010, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deeksha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Deeksha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (176 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Deeksha's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Deeksha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
176 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 176 births (59% of all-time use).
Deeksha by state
Where Deeksha concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.7% |
17 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deeksha's data
- Deeksha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deekshas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deeksha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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, 1998–2023 (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 Deeksha 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.