Recorded 1984–2017 Girls' name Peak 2001 233 births

Deshayla — girls' name

233 babies named Deshayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s992000s952010s23

The verdict

233 girls have been named Deshayla since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

233
total births
1984–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

2001
Single peak year

16 babies were named Deshayla in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Deshayla between 1984 and 2017, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshayla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deshayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshayla 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 233 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.

Deshayla at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

233

Since 1984

34 years of records

Peak year

2001

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1984

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2017

Deshayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1984

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2001)
16
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 201720092005200219991996199319871984 5

Deshayla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
99 births that decade — 42% of Deshayla's all-time total
1980s161990s992000s952010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshayla?
233 babies have been named Deshayla since 1984. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2001 with 16 births.
When was Deshayla most popular?
Deshayla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Deshayla been used?
Deshayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 34 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Deshayla?
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, 1984–2017 (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.