Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1992 61 births

Deshanta — girls' name

61 babies named Deshanta in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s161990s24

The verdict

61 girls have been named Deshanta since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

61
total births
1971–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Deshanta was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deshanta in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshanta

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Deshanta between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshanta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshanta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deshanta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshanta 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 61 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.

Deshanta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

61

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Deshanta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 19951992199119901984198319821977197619731971 5

Deshanta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 39% of Deshanta's all-time total
1970s211980s161990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshanta?
61 babies have been named Deshanta since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Deshanta most popular?
Deshanta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Deshanta been used?
Deshanta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Deshanta?
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, 1971–1995 (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.