Recorded 1978–1996 Girls' name Peak 1985 47 births

Deonica — girls' name

47 babies named Deonica in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s121990s25

The verdict

47 girls have been named Deonica since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

47
total births
1978–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Deonica was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Deonica in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deonica

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Deonica between 1978 and 1996, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deonica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deonica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deonica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deonica 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 47 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.

Deonica at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

47

Since 1978

19 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1978

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1996

Deonica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1978

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199619951994199119901988198519791978 5

Deonica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 53% of Deonica's all-time total
1970s101980s121990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deonica?
47 babies have been named Deonica since 1978. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Deonica most popular?
Deonica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Deonica been used?
Deonica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 19 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Deonica?
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, 1978–1996 (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.