Recorded 1985–2007 Girls' name Peak 1991 151 births

Deerica — girls' name

151 babies named Deerica in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

151 girls have been named Deerica since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

151
total births
1985–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Deerica was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

16 babies were named Deerica in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deerica

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Deerica between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deerica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deerica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deerica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deerica 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 151 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.

Deerica at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

151

Since 1985

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1985

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2007

Deerica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
16
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 2007200219991996199319901985 6

Deerica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
101 births that decade — 67% of Deerica's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deerica?
151 babies have been named Deerica since 1985. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 16 births.
When was Deerica most popular?
Deerica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Deerica been used?
Deerica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 23 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Deerica?
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, 1985–2007 (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.