Recorded 1991–2002 Girls' name Peak 1999 33 births

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.

1990s282000s5

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
1990s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Deshala was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

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 2002

Total births

33

Since 1991

12 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1991

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2002

Deshala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1991

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200219991997199519941991 6

Deshala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 85% of Deshala's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshala?
33 babies have been named Deshala since 1991. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Deshala most popular?
Deshala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Deshala been used?
Deshala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 12 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Deshala?
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, 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.