Girls' name · since 1978
Deonca
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Deonca, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deonca is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Deonca recorded 15 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1992.
- #49,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1978
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deonca ranks #49,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.
- #49,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1978
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deonca's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deonca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deonca's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deonca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1992
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Deonca by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Deonca's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Deonca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Deonca's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deonca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1978–1992 (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 Deonca 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.