Recorded 1978–1986 Girls' name Peak 1986 16 births

Deshandra — girls' name

16 babies named Deshandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Deshandra since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1986.

16
total births
1978–1986
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Deshandra was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

6 babies were named Deshandra in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Deshandra between 1978 and 1986, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshandra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deshandra shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshandra 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 16 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.

Deshandra at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

16

Since 1978

9 years of records

Peak year

1986

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1978

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1986

Deshandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1978

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 198619831978 5

Deshandra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 69% of Deshandra's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshandra?
16 babies have been named Deshandra since 1978. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Deshandra most popular?
Deshandra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Deshandra been used?
Deshandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 9 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Deshandra?
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, 1978–1986 (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.