Recorded 1974–2014 Girls' name Peak 1992 707 births

Deseray — girls' name

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.

1970s211980s1351990s2752000s2432010s33
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Deseray was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

36 babies were named Deseray in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deseray

The Social Security Administration has registered 707 babies named Deseray between 1974 and 2014, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deseray currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deseray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Deseray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Deseray in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deseray 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 707 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.

Deseray at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

707

Since 1974

41 years of records

Peak year

1992

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1974

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2014

Deseray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1974

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1992)
36
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 201420082003199819931988198319781974 5

Deseray by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
275 births that decade — 39% of Deseray's all-time total
1970s211980s1351990s2752000s2432010s33

Deseray by state

Where Deseray concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Deseray
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61 8.6%
#2 Texas
60 8.5%
California share of Deseray's total US births 8.6%
Even split

61 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deseray?
707 babies have been named Deseray since 1974. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1992 with 36 births.
When was Deseray most popular?
Deseray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Deseray most popular?
The top states for the name Deseray are California (61 births), Texas (60 births).
How long has the name Deseray been used?
Deseray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 41 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Deseray?
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, 1974–2014 (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.