Girls' name · since 1976
Deshauna
Deshauna has 293 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
293 girls have been named Deshauna since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deshauna recorded 293 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2009.
- #16,097 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 293 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshauna ranks #16,097 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,097 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshauna's 293 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deshauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshauna's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2009
- Peak year (1999)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Deshauna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Deshauna's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Deshauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Deshauna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (133 total births) through the 2000s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deshauna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1976–2009 (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 Deshauna 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.