Deshana — girls' name
235 babies named Deshana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
235 girls have been named Deshana since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2006.
- 235
- total births
- 1972–2006
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
31% of everyone ever named Deshana was born in this single decade.
14 babies were named Deshana in 1988 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Deshana
The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Deshana between 1972 and 2006, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deshana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Deshana 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 235 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.
Deshana at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Deshana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1972
- Peak year (1988)
- 14
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2006.
235 total births across 35 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1988 with 14 births in a single year.
Deshana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 72 births that decade — 31% of Deshana's all-time total
Deshana decade highlights
- Peak decade 72 births
- Runner-up 72 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Deshana's strongest decade
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 31% 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, 1972–2006 (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.