Recorded 1995–2006 Girls' name Peak 1995 49 births

Deianeira — girls' name

49 babies named Deianeira in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s392000s10

The verdict

49 girls have been named Deianeira since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

49
total births
1995–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Deianeira was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

22 babies were named Deianeira in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deianeira

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Deianeira between 1995 and 2006, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deianeira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deianeira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deianeira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deianeira 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 49 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.

Deianeira at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

49

Since 1995

12 years of records

Peak year

1995

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1995

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2006

Deianeira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1995

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1995)
22
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
0510152025 20062000199819961995 22

Deianeira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 80% of Deianeira's all-time total
1990s392000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deianeira?
49 babies have been named Deianeira since 1995. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1995 with 22 births.
When was Deianeira most popular?
Deianeira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deianeira been used?
Deianeira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 12 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Deianeira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deirdre, Deidre, Deidra, Deisy, 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, 1995–2006 (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.