Girls' name · since 1969
Deshawna
Deshawna has 646 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 646
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshawna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 646 have been recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshawna has been recorded 646 times among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 2016.
- #10,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 646 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshawna ranks #10,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 646 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 646
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshawna's 646 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deshawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshawna's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2016
- Peak year (1998)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Deshawna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (230 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Deshawna's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Deshawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 230 births (36% of all-time use).
How Deshawna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deshawna's total volume
Deshawna by state
Where Deshawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
11 of 646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Deshawna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deshawnas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Deshawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1969–2016 (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 Deshawna 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.