How Many People Are Named Deshea?
An estimated 170 people in the United States have the first name Deshea. It is predominantly female (91.0%). The average bearer is 35 years old, and Deshea peaked in popularity in 1992 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Deshea 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 Deshea paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
170
About 1 in 2,016,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
91.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1992
19 births
Total Registered
178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Deshea
Deshea is predominantly female (91.0%), though 16 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Deshea as a male name
Ranked #10,021 in 1998
5 male births in 1998
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Deshea as a female name
Ranked #18,042 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1992 (14 births)
Deshea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Deshea span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 74 babies were registered. While Deshea is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Deshea by Decade
How has Deshea 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.
Deshea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Deshea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Deshea
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Deshea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deshea?
We estimate approximately 170 people named Deshea 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 2,016,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Deshea a common name?
Deshea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Deshea most popular?
Deshea reached peak popularity in 1992, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Deshea is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Deshea a female name?
Deshea is predominantly female. 91.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Deshea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Deshea Smith, Deshea Johnson, Deshea 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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