Recorded 1955–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 1,782 births

Desiray — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

1,782 girls have been named Desiray since 1955, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

1,782
total births
1955–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Desiray was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

98 babies were named Desiray in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desiray

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,782 babies named Desiray between 1955 and 2023, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desiray currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 98 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desiray performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 642 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Desiray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 286 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Desiray in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desiray 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 1,782 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.

Desiray at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,782

Since 1955

69 years of records

Peak year

2000

98 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1955

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2023

Desiray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1955

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
98
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Desiray by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
642 births that decade — 36% of Desiray's all-time total
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Desiray by state

Where Desiray concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Desiray
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%
California share of Desiray's total US births 16.0%
Even split

286 of 1,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Desiray appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desiray?
1,782 babies have been named Desiray since 1955. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 98 births.
When was Desiray most popular?
Desiray was most popular in the 1990s decade with 642 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Desiray most popular?
The top states for the name Desiray are California (286 births), Texas (214 births), Florida (38 births).
How long has the name Desiray been used?
Desiray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 69 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Desiray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Destiny, Desiree, Destinee, Desirae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1955–2023 (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.