Recorded 1982–1991 Girls' name Peak 1984 34 births

Deonka — girls' name

34 babies named Deonka in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s11

The verdict

34 girls have been named Deonka since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

34
total births
1982–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Deonka was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deonka in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deonka

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Deonka between 1982 and 1991, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deonka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deonka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deonka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deonka 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 34 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.

Deonka at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

34

Since 1982

10 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1982

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1991

Deonka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1982

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 199119901989198419831982 5

Deonka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 68% of Deonka's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deonka?
34 babies have been named Deonka since 1982. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Deonka most popular?
Deonka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Deonka been used?
Deonka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 10 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Deonka?
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, 1982–1991 (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.