Recorded 1988–2001 Girls' name Peak 1996 69 births

Deserai — girls' name

69 babies named Deserai in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

69 girls have been named Deserai since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

69
total births
1988–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Deserai was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

9 babies were named Deserai in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deserai

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Deserai between 1988 and 2001, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deserai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deserai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Deserai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deserai 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 69 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.

Deserai at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

69

Since 1988

14 years of records

Peak year

1996

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1988

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2001

Deserai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1988

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Deserai by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 75% of Deserai's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deserai?
69 babies have been named Deserai since 1988. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 9 births.
When was Deserai most popular?
Deserai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Deserai been used?
Deserai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 14 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Deserai?
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, 1988–2001 (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.