Girls' name · since 1992
Desia
Desia has 131 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 131 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desia has been recorded 131 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2008.
- #24,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desia ranks #24,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desia's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Desia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Desia's full recorded timeline at 1999, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Desia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2008
- Peak year (1995)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Desia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (92 births, 70% of the file).
1990s was Desia's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Desia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 92 births (70% of all-time use).
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- Desia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Desia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 1992–2008 (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 Desia 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.