Recorded 1994–1995 Girls' name Peak 1995 11 births

Deshonta — girls' name

11 babies named Deshonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s11

The verdict

11 girls have been named Deshonta since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1995.

11
total births
1994–1995
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Deshonta was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

6 babies were named Deshonta in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Deshonta between 1994 and 1995, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshonta 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 11 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.

Deshonta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

11

Since 1994

2 years of records

Peak year

1995

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1994

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1995

Deshonta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1994

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1995)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19951994 5

Deshonta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 100% of Deshonta's all-time total
1990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshonta?
11 babies have been named Deshonta since 1994. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1995 with 6 births.
When was Deshonta most popular?
Deshonta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Deshonta been used?
Deshonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 2 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Deshonta?
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, 1994–1995 (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.