Girls' name · since 1987

Deshera

18 babies named Deshera in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#46,897 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade

Deshera is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1987.

Social Security Administration records show Deshera recorded 18 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 1991.

  • #46,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 1987
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshera ranks #46,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.

#46,897 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deshera's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Deshera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Deshera splits its recorded history at 1991: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Deshera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
468101214 19871991 13

Deshera by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).

1990s was Deshera's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Deshera births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshera?
Deshera has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #46,897 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 13 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Deshera sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deshera ranks #46,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deshera most popular?
Deshera was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Deshera been used?
The SSA has tracked Deshera since 1987 -- 5 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Deshera?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deshera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1987–1991 (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 Deshera 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.