Recorded 1972–1986 Girls' name Peak 1986 53 births

Deshunda — girls' name

53 babies named Deshunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s20

The verdict

53 girls have been named Deshunda since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.

53
total births
1972–1986
years on record
1970s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Deshunda was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Deshunda in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deshunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Deshunda between 1972 and 1986, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deshunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deshunda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Deshunda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deshunda 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 53 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.

Deshunda at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

53

Since 1972

15 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1972

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1986

Deshunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1972

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 198619851982197919781977197519731972 8

Deshunda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 62% of Deshunda's all-time total
1970s331980s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deshunda?
53 babies have been named Deshunda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Deshunda most popular?
Deshunda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Deshunda been used?
Deshunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 15 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Deshunda?
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, 1972–1986 (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.