Unisex name · since 1969
Deshannon
Deshannon has 193 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
193 girls have been named Deshannon since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deshannon recorded 193 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 1994.
- #20,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 193 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshannon ranks #20,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 193 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 193
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deshannon's 193 recorded births place it above 72.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Deshannon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deshannon's full recorded timeline at 1979, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deshannon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1994
- Peak year (1977)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Deshannon popularity over time - boys
114 total births recorded since 1970 (Deshannon as boys' name)
Deshannon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (127 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Deshannon's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Deshannon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 127 births (66% of all-time use).
Deshannon by state
Where Deshannon concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 3.1% |
6 of 193 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deshannon's data
- Deshannon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deshannons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Deshannon: 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 (~25 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, 1969–1994 (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 Deshannon 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.