Recorded 1987–1993 Girls' name Peak 1993 11 births

Dequesha — girls' name

11 babies named Dequesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s6
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Dequesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dequesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dequesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Dequesha between 1987 and 1993, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dequesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dequesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dequesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dequesha 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 11 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.

Dequesha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

11

Since 1987

7 years of records

Peak year

1993

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1987

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1993

Dequesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1987

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 19931987 5

Dequesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 55% of Dequesha's all-time total
1980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dequesha?
11 babies have been named Dequesha since 1987. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Dequesha most popular?
Dequesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Dequesha been used?
Dequesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 7 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Dequesha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dequita, Dequana, Dequisha, Dequanna, 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, 1987–1993 (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.