Recorded 1988–2000 Girls' name Peak 1988 24 births

Deleshia — girls' name

24 babies named Deleshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s112000s5

The verdict

24 girls have been named Deleshia since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

24
total births
1988–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Deleshia was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deleshia in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deleshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Deleshia between 1988 and 2000, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deleshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deleshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deleshia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deleshia 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 24 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.

Deleshia at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

24

Since 1988

13 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1988

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2000

Deleshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1988

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Deleshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 46% of Deleshia's all-time total
1980s81990s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deleshia?
24 babies have been named Deleshia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Deleshia most popular?
Deleshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Deleshia been used?
Deleshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 13 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Deleshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Delores, Della, Delilah, Delaney, 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, 1988–2000 (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.