Unisex name · since 1981
Deshante
68 babies named Deshante in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Deshante since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshante has been recorded 68 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2004.
- #31,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshante ranks #31,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshante's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Deshante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deshante's full recorded timeline at 1995, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deshante popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2004
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Deshante popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 1992 (Deshante as boys' name)
Deshante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Deshante's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Deshante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (68% of all-time use).
Deshante by state
Where Deshante concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 7.4% |
5 of 68 births nationwide.
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What to do with Deshante's data
- Deshante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Deshantes (5 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 Deshante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1981–2004 (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 Deshante 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.