How Many People Are Named Deisha?
An estimated 307 people in the United States have the first name Deisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Deisha peaked in popularity in 1998 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Deisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
307
About 1 in 1,116,464 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1998
23 births
Total Registered
321
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deisha
Deisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 321 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Deisha as a female name
Ranked #15,705 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1998 (23 births)
Deisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deisha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 127 babies were registered. Deisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Deisha by Decade
How has Deisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Deisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deisha
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Deisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deisha?
We estimate approximately 307 people named Deisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,116,464 Americans share this first name.
Is Deisha a common name?
Deisha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 321 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deisha most popular?
Deisha reached peak popularity in 1998, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deisha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deisha a female name?
Deisha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deisha Smith, Deisha Johnson, Deisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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