Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1987
Deresha
25 babies named Deresha in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 25
- total births
- 1987–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
Deresha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 25 have been recorded since 1987.
Deresha has 25 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1999.
- 25 total births
- 1987–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Deresha since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 25
- total births
- 1987–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Deresha was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
5 babies were named Deresha in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Deresha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deresha splits its recorded history at 1991: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births).
Deresha at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Deresha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1999
- Peak year (1987)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Deresha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Deresha's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Deresha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Deresha? ▼
Since 1987, Social Security records show 25 babies named Deresha. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1987, with 5 births.
When was Deresha most popular? ▼
Deresha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Deresha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Deresha since 1987 -- 13 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Deresha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Derrick, Derek, Derricka, Derica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Deresha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Deresha: Baby Name Since 1987 - 25 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/deresha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deresha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.