Recorded 1978–1992 Girls' name Peak 1978 15 births

Deonca — girls' name

15 babies named Deonca in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

15 girls have been named Deonca since 1978, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1992.

15
total births
1978–1992
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Deonca was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Deonca in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deonca

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Deonca between 1978 and 1992, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deonca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deonca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deonca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deonca 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 15 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.

Deonca at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

15

Since 1978

15 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1978

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1992

Deonca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1978

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 19921978 10

Deonca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Deonca's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deonca?
15 babies have been named Deonca since 1978. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Deonca most popular?
Deonca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Deonca been used?
Deonca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 15 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Deonca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deonna, Deon, Deondra, Deona, 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, 1978–1992 (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.