Girls' name · since 1974
Deseray
707 babies named Deseray in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 707
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deseray sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 707 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Deseray recorded 707 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1974 to 2014.
- #9,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 707 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deseray ranks #9,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 707 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 707
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deseray's 707 recorded births place it above 86.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deseray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deseray splits its recorded history at 1995: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deseray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2014
- Peak year (1992)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Deseray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (275 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Deseray's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Deseray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
275 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 275 births (39% of all-time use).
How Deseray 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 Deseray's total volume
Deseray by state
Where Deseray concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 8.5% |
61 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Deseray's data
- Deseray's decade-level peak was the 1990s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deserays (61 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deseray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1974–2014 (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 Deseray 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.