Recorded 1968–2013 Unisex name Peak 1996 238 births

Deshane — boys' name

238 babies named Deshane in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s371980s461990s832000s562010s11
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Deshane was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

17 babies were named Deshane in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshane

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Deshane between 1968 and 2013, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deshane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Deshane is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deshane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshane 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 238 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.

Deshane at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

238

Since 1968

46 years of records

Peak year

1996

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1968

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2013

Deshane popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1968

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1996)
17
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 201320052000199419901985197919741968 5

Deshane popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1974 (Deshane as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.5 199719911974 6

Deshane by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
83 births that decade — 35% of Deshane's all-time total
1960s51970s371980s461990s832000s562010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshane?
238 babies have been named Deshane since 1968. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1996 with 17 births.
When was Deshane most popular?
Deshane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Deshane a unisex name?
Yes, Deshane is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 238 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Deshane been used?
Deshane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 46 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Deshane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Desmond, Deshawn, Destin, Deshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2013 (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.