Deshala — girls' name
33 babies named Deshala in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
33 girls have been named Deshala since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.
- 33
- total births
- 1991–2002
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
85% of everyone ever named Deshala was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Deshala in 1999 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Deshala
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Deshala between 1991 and 2002, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deshala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Deshala 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 33 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.
Deshala at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Deshala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2002.
33 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 7 births in a single year.
Deshala by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 28 births that decade — 85% of Deshala's all-time total
Deshala decade highlights
- Peak decade 28 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Deshala's strongest decade
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 85% of all-time use.
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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, 1991–2002 (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.