girl's name
Deshawna
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 646
Deshawna is a girl's name. In 2016 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1998, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Deshawna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2016, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 90 |
| 1980s | 140 |
| 1990s | 230 |
| 2000s | 151 |
| 2010s (to 2016) | 30 |
How popular is Deshawna?
In 2016, Deshawna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Deshawna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Deshawna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Deshawna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Deshawna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Deshawna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Deshawna
How popular is the name Deshawna?
In 2016, Deshawna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Deshawna a girl's or a boy's name?
Deshawna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Deshawna most popular?
Deshawna peaked in 1998, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.