Recorded 1969–2020 Girls' name Peak 1998 321 births

Deisha — girls' name

321 babies named Deisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s471980s591990s1272000s682010s102020s5

The verdict

321 girls have been named Deisha since 1969, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

321
total births
1969–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Deisha was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

23 babies were named Deisha in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Deisha between 1969 and 2020, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Deisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deisha 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 321 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.

Deisha at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

321

Since 1969

52 years of records

Peak year

1998

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1969

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2020

Deisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1969

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1998)
23
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0510152025 202020072002199719921986198019751969 5

Deisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
127 births that decade — 40% of Deisha's all-time total
1960s51970s471980s591990s1272000s682010s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deisha?
321 babies have been named Deisha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1998 with 23 births.
When was Deisha most popular?
Deisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Deisha been used?
Deisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 52 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Deisha?
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, 1969–2020 (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.