Girls' name · since 1989

Desarea

82 babies named Desarea in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,331 of 72,339
all-time among girls
82
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Desarea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 82 recorded since 1989.

Desarea has 82 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2004.

  • #29,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 82 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desarea ranks #29,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#29,331 of 72,339
all-time among girls
82
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Desarea's 82 recorded births place it above 59.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Desarea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Desarea's full recorded timeline at 1997, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Desarea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2004

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 19891991199219941996199719981999200020012004 6

Desarea by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (53 births, 65% of the file).

1990s was Desarea's strongest decade.

53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Desarea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 53 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desarea?
Since 1989, Social Security records show 82 babies named Desarea. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,331 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2004. Its busiest year on record was 1992, with 11 births.
Where does Desarea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desarea ranks #29,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Desarea most popular?
Desarea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Desarea been used?
The SSA has tracked Desarea since 1989 -- 16 years through the most recent 2004 data.
What names are similar to Desarea?
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.

What to do with Desarea's data

  • Desarea's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2000s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Desarea

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Desarea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2004 (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 Desarea 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.