US rank #11235 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,950 births

Deyanira — #11235 US girls' name

1,950 babies named Deyanira in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11235
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Deyanira was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

201 babies were named Deyanira in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deyanira

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,950 babies named Deyanira between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deyanira currently holds the #11235 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 201 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deyanira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 743 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Deyanira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 690 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Deyanira in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deyanira 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 1,950 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.

Deyanira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,950

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1993

201 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,235

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Deyanira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
201
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Deyanira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
743 births that decade — 38% of Deyanira's all-time total
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Deyanira by state

Where Deyanira concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Deyanira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
690 35.4%
#2 California
342 17.5%
#3 New York
36 1.8%
#4 Arizona
28 1.4%
#5 Illinois
28 1.4%
#6 Florida
19 1.0%
#7 New Jersey
14 0.7%
#8 New Mexico
7 0.4%
Texas share of Deyanira's total US births 35.4%
Even split

690 of 1,950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Deyanira appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deyanira?
1,950 babies have been named Deyanira since 1962. It currently ranks #11235 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 201 births.
When was Deyanira most popular?
Deyanira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 743 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Deyanira most popular?
The top states for the name Deyanira are Texas (690 births), California (342 births), New York (36 births).
How long has the name Deyanira been used?
Deyanira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Deyanira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deysi, Deyonna, Deyanna, Deyana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1962–2024 (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.