Recorded 1968–2022 Girls' name Peak 1998 1,794 births

Desarae — girls' name

1,794 babies named Desarae in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Desarae was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

79 babies were named Desarae in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desarae

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,794 babies named Desarae between 1968 and 2022, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desarae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desarae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 640 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Desarae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 148 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Desarae in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desarae 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 1,794 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.

Desarae at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,794

Since 1968

55 years of records

Peak year

1998

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1968

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2022

Desarae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1968

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
79
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Desarae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
640 births that decade — 36% of Desarae's all-time total
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Desarae by state

Where Desarae concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Desarae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
148 8.2%
#2 California
145 8.1%
#3 Ohio
39 2.2%
#4 Arizona
12 0.7%
#5 New York
12 0.7%
#6 Pennsylvania
10 0.6%
#7 Michigan
7 0.4%
#8 Colorado
5 0.3%
Texas share of Desarae's total US births 8.2%
Even split

148 of 1,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Desarae appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desarae?
1,794 babies have been named Desarae since 1968. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 79 births.
When was Desarae most popular?
Desarae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 640 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Desarae most popular?
The top states for the name Desarae are Texas (148 births), California (145 births), Ohio (39 births).
How long has the name Desarae been used?
Desarae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 55 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Desarae?
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.

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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, 1968–2022 (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.