Is Desha a boy or girl name?

Desha is a girl’s name. Of the 818 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Desha

Recorded 1963–2013 · United States

Desha was most popular in 1997, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,767 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 818 people named Desha.

Desha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Desha’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Desha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Desha is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 818 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org