Girls' name · since 1952
Desa
239 babies named Desa in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 239 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Desa recorded 239 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2002.
- #18,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 239 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desa ranks #18,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desa's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Desa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Desa's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Desa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2002
- Peak year (1978)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Desa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (78 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Desa's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Desa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 78 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Desa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Desa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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, 1952–2002 (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 Desa 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.