Girls' name · since 1973
Deneshia
Deneshia has 347 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 347
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deneshia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 347 recorded since 1973.
Deneshia has 347 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2009.
- #14,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 347 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deneshia ranks #14,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 347 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 347
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deneshia's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Deneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deneshia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deneshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2009
- Peak year (1994)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Deneshia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (162 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Deneshia's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Deneshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 162 births (47% of all-time use).
Deneshia by state
Where Deneshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 347 births nationwide.
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- Deneshia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Deneshias (6 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 Deneshia: 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 (~36 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, 1973–2009 (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 Deneshia 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.