Desirae — #2856 US girls' name
13,094 babies named Desirae in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 84% of names given to girls today.
35% of everyone ever named Desirae was born in this single decade.
540 babies were named Desirae in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Desirae
The Social Security Administration has registered 13,094 babies named Desirae between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desirae currently holds the #2856 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 540 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Desirae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,613 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Desirae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,949 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Desirae in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Desirae 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 13,094 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.
Desirae at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Desirae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955
- Peak year (1993)
- 540
- Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
Currently ranks #2856 among girls.
13,094 total births across 70 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 540 births in a single year.
Desirae by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 4,613 births that decade — 35% of Desirae's all-time total
Desirae decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,613 births
- Runner-up 3,225 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Desirae's strongest decade
4,613 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
Desirae by state
Where Desirae concentrates geographically — total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,949 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,568 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 500 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 463 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 461 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 430 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 413 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 363 | 2.8% |
1,949 of 13,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.9% of nationwide
- Texas 12.0% of nationwide
- Florida 3.8% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 46 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Desirae appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1955–2024 (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.