Recorded 1974–1983 Girls' name Peak 1975 70 births

Dekisha — girls' name

70 babies named Dekisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s351980s35
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dekisha was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dekisha in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dekisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Dekisha between 1974 and 1983, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dekisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dekisha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dekisha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dekisha 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 70 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.

Dekisha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

70

Since 1974

10 years of records

Peak year

1975

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1974

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1983

Dekisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1974

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1975)
12
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 198319821981198019791978197719751974 5

Dekisha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
35 births that decade — 50% of Dekisha's all-time total
1970s351980s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dekisha?
70 babies have been named Dekisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1975 with 12 births.
When was Dekisha most popular?
Dekisha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Dekisha been used?
Dekisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 10 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Dekisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dekota, Dekayla, Deklyn, Deklynn, 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, 1974–1983 (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.