Girls' name · since 1968
Desarae
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 1,799 babies named Desarae, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,799
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,799 babies have been named Desarae since 1968, making it today's #15271 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Desarae recorded 1,799 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #15271 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,271 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,799 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desarae ranks #5,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,271 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,799 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,271 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,799
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desarae's 1,799 recorded births place it above 93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Desarae compares
1,799 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Desarae's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Desarae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,799 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 21 | 19,840 |
Desarae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Desarae's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 79, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Desarae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Desarae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (640 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Desarae's strongest decade.
640 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Desarae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 121
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
484 births
- 1990s
1990s
640 births
- 2000s
2000s
420 births
- 2010s 111
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 640 births (36% of all-time use).
How Desarae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Desarae's total volume
Desarae by state
Where Desarae concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| 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% |
148 of 1,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Desarae appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Desarae's data
- Desarae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (640 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Desaraes (148 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Desarae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Desarae 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.