Recorded 1987–1996 Girls' name Peak 1988 21 births

Deshaundra — girls' name

21 babies named Deshaundra in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s5

The verdict

21 girls have been named Deshaundra since 1987, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1996.

21
total births
1987–1996
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Deshaundra was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Deshaundra in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshaundra

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Deshaundra between 1987 and 1996, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshaundra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshaundra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deshaundra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshaundra 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 21 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.

Deshaundra at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

21

Since 1987

10 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1987

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1996

Deshaundra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1987

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 199619881987 7

Deshaundra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 76% of Deshaundra's all-time total
1980s161990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshaundra?
21 babies have been named Deshaundra since 1987. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Deshaundra most popular?
Deshaundra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Deshaundra been used?
Deshaundra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 10 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Deshaundra?
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.

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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, 1987–1996 (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.