Recorded 1995–2009 Girls' name Peak 1995 36 births

Deianira — girls' name

36 babies named Deianira 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.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Deianira since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

36
total births
1995–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1995
Single peak year

12 babies were named Deianira in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deianira

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Deianira between 1995 and 2009, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deianira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deianira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deianira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deianira 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 36 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.

Deianira at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

36

Since 1995

15 years of records

Peak year

1995

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1995

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2009

Deianira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1995

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
468101214 20092002199719961995 12

Deianira by decade

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

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

How popular is the name Deianira?
36 babies have been named Deianira since 1995. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1995 with 12 births.
When was Deianira most popular?
Deianira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deianira been used?
Deianira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 15 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Deianira?
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, 1995–2009 (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.