Recorded 1973–2001 Girls' name Peak 1995 46 births

Deshona — girls' name

46 babies named Deshona in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

46 girls have been named Deshona since 1973, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

46
total births
1973–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Deshona was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Deshona in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshona

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Deshona between 1973 and 2001, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshona performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deshona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshona 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 46 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.

Deshona at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

46

Since 1973

29 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1973

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2001

Deshona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1973

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Deshona by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 54% of Deshona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshona?
46 babies have been named Deshona since 1973. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Deshona most popular?
Deshona was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deshona been used?
Deshona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 29 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Deshona?
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.

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, 1973–2001 (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.