Girls' name · since 1988

Desiraye

111 babies named Desiraye in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,954 of 72,339
all-time among girls
111
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade

Desiraye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 111 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desiraye has been recorded 111 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2012.

  • #25,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 111 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desiraye ranks #25,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,954 of 72,339
all-time among girls
111
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Desiraye's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Desiraye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Desiraye's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Desiraye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
45678910 1988199519982004200720102012 6

Desiraye by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (55 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Desiraye's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Desiraye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 55 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desiraye?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 111 babies named Desiraye. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,954 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 9 births.
Where does Desiraye sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desiraye ranks #25,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Desiraye most popular?
Desiraye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Desiraye been used?
Desiraye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 25 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Desiraye?
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.

What to do with Desiraye's data

  • Desiraye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Desiraye

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Desiraye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2012 (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 Desiraye 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.