Unisex name · since 1970
Deshea
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 162 babies named Deshea, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 162 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshea has been recorded 162 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 2009.
- #21,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 162 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshea ranks #21,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 162
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deshea's 162 recorded births place it above 69.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deshea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deshea splits its recorded history at 1995: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deshea popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2009
- Peak year (1992)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Deshea popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1975 (Deshea as boys' name)
Deshea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Deshea's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Deshea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Deshea's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2000s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deshea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~39 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, 1970–2009 (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 Deshea 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.