Recorded 1985–2009 Unisex name Peak 1991 185 births

Deshae — unisex name

185 babies named Deshae in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s311990s1192000s35
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Deshae was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

17 babies were named Deshae in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshae

The Social Security Administration has registered 185 babies named Deshae between 1985 and 2009, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Deshae is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 50 additional births since 1987.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deshae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshae 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 185 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.

Deshae at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

185

Since 1985

25 years of records

Peak year

1991

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1985

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2009

Deshae popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1985

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20092002199919961993199019871985 6

Deshae popularity over time — boys

50 total births recorded since 1987 (Deshae as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 50 births
45678910 20242009199919941993199119891987 5

Deshae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
119 births that decade — 64% of Deshae's all-time total
1980s311990s1192000s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshae?
185 babies have been named Deshae since 1985. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 17 births.
When was Deshae most popular?
Deshae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Is Deshae a unisex name?
Yes, Deshae is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 185 births, and as a boy's name it has 50 births.
How long has the name Deshae been used?
Deshae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 25 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Deshae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Destiny, Desiree, Destinee, Desirae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1985–2009 (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.