Desira — girls' name

What the Data Says About Desira

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Desira between 1942 and 2004, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Desira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desira 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 227 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.