Recorded 1976–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 293 births

Deshauna — girls' name

293 babies named Deshauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s691990s1332000s65

The verdict

293 girls have been named Deshauna since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

293
total births
1976–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Deshauna was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

20 babies were named Deshauna in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshauna

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Deshauna between 1976 and 2009, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshauna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshauna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deshauna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshauna 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 293 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.

Deshauna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

293

Since 1976

34 years of records

Peak year

1999

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1976

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2009

Deshauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1976

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
20
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Deshauna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 45% of Deshauna's all-time total
1970s261980s691990s1332000s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshauna?
293 babies have been named Deshauna since 1976. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 20 births.
When was Deshauna most popular?
Deshauna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Deshauna been used?
Deshauna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 34 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Deshauna?
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, 1976–2009 (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.