Recorded 1985–1995 Girls' name Peak 1989 34 births

Dequana — girls' name

34 babies named Dequana in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s22
1990s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Dequana was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dequana in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequana

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Dequana between 1985 and 1995, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dequana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dequana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequana 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.

Dequana at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

34

Since 1985

11 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1985

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1995

Dequana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1985

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199519941993199219891985 5

Dequana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 65% of Dequana's all-time total
1980s121990s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequana?
34 babies have been named Dequana since 1985. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Dequana most popular?
Dequana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Dequana been used?
Dequana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 11 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Dequana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dequita, Dequisha, Dequanna, Dequesha, 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, 1985–1995 (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.