Unisex name · since 1985
Deshae
Deshae has 185 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 185 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Deshae recorded 185 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2009.
- #20,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 185 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshae ranks #20,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 185 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 185
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshae's 185 recorded births place it above 71.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deshae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshae's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2009
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Deshae popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1987 (Deshae as boys' name)
Deshae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (119 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Deshae's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Deshae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 119 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Deshae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deshae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Deshae 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 August 2026.