Girls' name · since 1988

Deysy

Deysy has 238 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,071 of 72,339
all-time among girls
238
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Deysy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 238 have been recorded since 1988.

Deysy has 238 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2016.

  • #18,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 238 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deysy ranks #18,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#18,071 of 72,339
all-time among girls
238
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Deysy's 238 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

Deysy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Deysy's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Deysy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2004)
19
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
05101520 19881994199720002003200620092016 5

Deysy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (135 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Deysy's strongest decade.

135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Deysy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 135 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Deysy by state

Where Deysy concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Deysy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 16.8%
#2 Texas
10 4.2%
#3 Georgia
5 2.1%
California share of Deysy's total US births 16.8%
Even split

40 of 238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deysy?
Deysy has been given to 238 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,071 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 19 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
Where does Deysy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deysy ranks #18,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deysy most popular?
Deysy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Deysy most popular?
The top states for the name Deysy are California (40 births), Texas (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Deysy been used?
Deysy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 29 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Deysy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deyanira, Deysi, Deyonna, Deyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Deysy's data

  • Deysy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Deysys (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Deysy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2016 (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 Deysy 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.