Unisex name · since 1977
Deshay
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Deshay, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 290 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Deshay recorded 290 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2015.
- #16,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshay ranks #16,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshay's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Deshay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deshay splits its recorded history at 1997: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deshay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2015
- Peak year (1991)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Deshay popularity over time - boys
183 total births recorded since 1973 (Deshay as boys' name)
Deshay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (149 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Deshay's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Deshay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 149 births (51% of all-time use).
Deshay by state
Where Deshay concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 290 births nationwide.
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- Deshay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deshays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1977–2015 (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 Deshay 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.