Recorded 1987–1999 Girls' name Peak 1987 25 births

Deresha — girls' name

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.

1980s51990s20

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.

What the Data Says About Deresha

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Deresha between 1987 and 1999, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deresha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deresha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deresha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deresha 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 25 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.

Deresha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

25

Since 1987

13 years of records

Peak year

1987

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1987

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1999

Deresha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1987

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1987)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 19991994199119901987 5

Deresha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 80% of Deresha's all-time total
1980s51990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deresha?
25 babies have been named Deresha since 1987. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year 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?
Deresha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 13 years of data through 1999.
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.

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, 1987–1999 (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.