Recorded 1952–2002 Girls' name Peak 1978 239 births

Desa — girls' name

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.

1950s251960s371970s781980s531990s402000s6
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Desa was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

15 babies were named Desa in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desa

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Desa between 1952 and 2002, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Desa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Desa at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

239

Since 1952

51 years of records

Peak year

1978

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1952

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2002

Desa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1952

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1978)
15
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 200219941986198119771971196319561952 6

Desa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
78 births that decade — 33% of Desa's all-time total
1950s251960s371970s781980s531990s402000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desa?
239 babies have been named Desa since 1952. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1978 with 15 births.
When was Desa most popular?
Desa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Desa been used?
Desa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 51 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Desa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Destiny, Desiree, Destinee, Desirae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.