Recorded 1921–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 678 births

Desaree — girls' name

678 babies named Desaree in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s51960s381970s631980s1761990s2502000s1272010s14
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Desaree was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

34 babies were named Desaree in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desaree

The Social Security Administration has registered 678 babies named Desaree between 1921 and 2012, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desaree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desaree performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 250 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Desaree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Desaree in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desaree 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 678 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.

Desaree at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

678

Since 1921

92 years of records

Peak year

1990

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1921

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2012

Desaree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1921

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
34
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Desaree by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
250 births that decade — 37% of Desaree's all-time total
1920s51950s51960s381970s631980s1761990s2502000s1272010s14

Desaree by state

Where Desaree concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Desaree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44 6.5%
#2 New York
15 2.2%
#3 Texas
11 1.6%
California share of Desaree's total US births 6.5%
Even split

44 of 678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desaree?
678 babies have been named Desaree since 1921. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 34 births.
When was Desaree most popular?
Desaree was most popular in the 1990s decade with 250 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Desaree most popular?
The top states for the name Desaree are California (44 births), New York (15 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Desaree been used?
Desaree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 92 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Desaree?
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, 1921–2012 (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.