Girls' name · since 1955
Desiray
1,782 babies named Desiray in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,782
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desiray is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,782 have been recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desiray has been recorded 1,782 times among girls since 1955, 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 1955 to 2023.
- #5,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,782 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desiray ranks #5,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,782 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,782
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desiray's 1,782 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Desiray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Desiray's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1955, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Desiray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Desiray by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (642 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Desiray's strongest decade.
642 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Desiray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
642 births
- 2000s
2000s
615 births
- 2010s 184
2010s
184 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 642 births (36% of all-time use).
How Desiray 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 Desiray's total volume
Desiray by state
Where Desiray concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 286 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 214 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 38 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
286 of 1,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Desiray appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Desiray's data
- Desiray's decade-level peak was the 1990s (642 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Desirays (286 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 Desiray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1955–2023 (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 Desiray 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.