Recorded 1972–1992 Girls' name Peak 1972 48 births

Deshaunda — girls' name

48 babies named Deshaunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

48 girls have been named Deshaunda since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

48
total births
1972–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Deshaunda was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deshaunda in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshaunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Deshaunda between 1972 and 1992, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshaunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshaunda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deshaunda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshaunda 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 48 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.

Deshaunda at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

48

Since 1972

21 years of records

Peak year

1972

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1972

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1992

Deshaunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1972

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1972)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 19921991198919841981198019781972 8

Deshaunda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 42% of Deshaunda's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshaunda?
48 babies have been named Deshaunda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1972 with 8 births.
When was Deshaunda most popular?
Deshaunda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Deshaunda been used?
Deshaunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 21 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Deshaunda?
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, 1972–1992 (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.