Recorded 1973–2009 Girls' name Peak 1994 347 births

Deneshia — girls' name

347 babies named Deneshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s1161990s1622000s38

The verdict

347 girls have been named Deneshia since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

347
total births
1973–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Deneshia was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

35 babies were named Deneshia in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deneshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Deneshia between 1973 and 2009, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deneshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deneshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deneshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Deneshia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deneshia 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 347 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.

Deneshia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

347

Since 1973

37 years of records

Peak year

1994

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1973

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2009

Deneshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1973

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1994)
35
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 200920011997199319891985198119761973 8

Deneshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
162 births that decade — 47% of Deneshia's all-time total
1970s311980s1161990s1622000s38

Deneshia by state

Where Deneshia concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Deneshia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 1.7%
Florida share of Deneshia's total US births 1.7%

6 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deneshia?
347 babies have been named Deneshia since 1973. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1994 with 35 births.
When was Deneshia most popular?
Deneshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Deneshia most popular?
The top states for the name Deneshia are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Deneshia been used?
Deneshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 37 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Deneshia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Denise, Dena, Denice, Denisse, 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, 1973–2009 (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.