Recorded 1930–2016 Girls' name Peak 1983 1,251 births

Deseree — girls' name

1,251 babies named Deseree in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s211960s781970s1651980s3741990s4112000s1862010s10

The verdict

1,251 girls have been named Deseree since 1930, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

1,251
total births
1930–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Deseree was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

52 babies were named Deseree in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deseree

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,251 babies named Deseree between 1930 and 2016, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Deseree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deseree performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Deseree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 247 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Deseree in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deseree 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 1,251 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.

Deseree at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,251

Since 1930

87 years of records

Peak year

1983

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1930

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2016

Deseree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1930

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1983)
52
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Deseree by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
411 births that decade — 33% of Deseree's all-time total
1930s61950s211960s781970s1651980s3741990s4112000s1862010s10

Deseree by state

Where Deseree concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Deseree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
247 19.7%
#2 Texas
72 5.8%
#3 New York
11 0.9%
California share of Deseree's total US births 19.7%
Even split

247 of 1,251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deseree?
1,251 babies have been named Deseree since 1930. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1983 with 52 births.
When was Deseree most popular?
Deseree was most popular in the 1990s decade with 411 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Deseree most popular?
The top states for the name Deseree are California (247 births), Texas (72 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Deseree been used?
Deseree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 87 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Deseree?
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, 1930–2016 (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.