Girls' name · since 1962
Deyanira
Deyanira has 1,957 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,469 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,957
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,957 babies have been named Deyanira since 1962, making it today's #13469 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Deyanira recorded 1,957 times among girls since 1962, holding rank #13469 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #4,767 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,469 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,957 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deyanira ranks #4,767 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,469 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,957 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,767 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,469 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,957
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deyanira's 1,957 recorded births place it above 93.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Deyanira compares
1,957 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Deyanira's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deyanira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,957 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deyanira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deyanira's full recorded timeline at 1995, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 201 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deyanira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Deyanira by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (743 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Deyanira's strongest decade.
743 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Deyanira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 180
1970s
180 births
- 1980s 267
1980s
267 births
- 1990s
1990s
743 births
- 2000s
2000s
502 births
- 2010s 182
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 743 births (38% of all-time use).
How Deyanira compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Deyanira's total volume
Deyanira by state
Where Deyanira concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 691 | 35.3% |
| #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% |
691 of 1,957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Deyanira appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deyanira's data
- Deyanira's decade-level peak was the 1990s (743 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Deyaniras (691 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deyanira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
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, 1962–2025 (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 Deyanira 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.