Girls' name · since 1973
Deshelia
Deshelia has 24 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deshelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Deshelia recorded 24 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1974.
- #43,539 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshelia ranks #43,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Deshelia's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Deshelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deshelia's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deshelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1974
- Peak year (1973)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Deshelia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Deshelia's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Deshelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deshelia: 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 (~1 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, 1973–1974 (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 Deshelia 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.