Girls' name · since 1969
Deshanna
Deshanna has 339 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deshanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 339 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Deshanna recorded 339 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2000.
- #14,905 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 339 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshanna ranks #14,905 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,905 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deshanna's 339 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Deshanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deshanna splits its recorded history at 1985: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deshanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2000
- Peak year (1977)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Deshanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (145 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Deshanna's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Deshanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
145 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 145 births (43% of all-time use).
Deshanna by state
Where Deshanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 11 | 3.2% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.5% |
11 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Deshanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Deshannas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deshanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deshanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.