Girls' name · since 1978
Deneisha
Deneisha has 411 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 411
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deneisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 411 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deneisha has been recorded 411 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2008.
- #13,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 411 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deneisha ranks #13,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 411 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 411
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deneisha's 411 recorded births place it above 81.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Deneisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deneisha's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deneisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2008
- Peak year (1994)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Deneisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (223 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Deneisha's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Deneisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
223 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 223 births (54% of all-time use).
Deneisha by state
Where Deneisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Deneisha's data
- Deneisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Deneishas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deneisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deneisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.