Recorded 1995–1999 Unisex name Peak 1995 22 births

Deshai — unisex name

22 babies named Deshai in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s22

The verdict

22 girls have been named Deshai since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.

22
total births
1995–1999
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Deshai was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deshai in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshai

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Deshai between 1995 and 1999, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Deshai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2025.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshai 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 22 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.

Deshai at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

22

Since 1995

5 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1995

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1999

Deshai popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1995

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
6.577.588.5 199919981995 8

Deshai popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2025 (Deshai as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2025 5

Deshai by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 100% of Deshai's all-time total
1990s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshai?
22 babies have been named Deshai since 1995. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Deshai most popular?
Deshai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Deshai a unisex name?
Yes, Deshai is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Deshai been used?
Deshai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 5 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Deshai?
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.

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, 1995–1999 (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.