Girls' name · since 1955
Desirae
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 13,160 babies named Desirae, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,698 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,160
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desirae currently ranks #2698 among girls' names in America, with 13,160 babies recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desirae has been recorded 13,160 times among girls since 1955, currently ranked #2698 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, 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 1955 to 2025.
- #1,406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,698 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,160 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desirae ranks #1,406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,698 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,160 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,698 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,160
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desirae's 13,160 recorded births place it above 98.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Desirae compares
13,160 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Desirae's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Desirae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,160 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 540 | 21 | 19,840 |
Desirae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Desirae's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 540, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Desirae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 540
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Desirae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,613 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Desirae's strongest decade.
4,613 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Desirae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 114
1960s
114 births
- 1970s 612
1970s
612 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,824 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,613 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,225 births
- 2010s 1,364
2010s
1,364 births
- 2020s 382
2020s
382 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,613 births (35% of all-time use).
How Desirae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Desirae's total volume
Desirae by state
Where Desirae concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,956 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,577 | 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 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 363 | 2.8% |
1,956 of 13,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Desirae appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Desirae's data
- Desirae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,613 total births); usage has since declined to 382 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Desiraes (1,956 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Desirae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Desirae 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.