Recorded 1964–2017 Girls' name Peak 1990 1,875 births

Desirea — girls' name

1,875 babies named Desirea in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s1271980s5171990s6962000s4132010s96
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Desirea was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

81 babies were named Desirea in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desirea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,875 babies named Desirea between 1964 and 2017, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desirea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desirea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 696 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Desirea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 200 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Desirea in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desirea 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 1,875 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.

Desirea at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

1,875

Since 1964

54 years of records

Peak year

1990

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1964

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2017

Desirea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1964

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1990)
81
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 20172010200319961989198219751964 5

Desirea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
696 births that decade — 37% of Desirea's all-time total
1960s261970s1271980s5171990s6962000s4132010s96

Desirea by state

Where Desirea concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Desirea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
200 10.7%
#2 Texas
196 10.5%
#3 New York
35 1.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
31 1.7%
#5 Ohio
20 1.1%
#6 Florida
17 0.9%
#7 Illinois
16 0.9%
#8 Arizona
11 0.6%
California share of Desirea's total US births 10.7%
Even split

200 of 1,875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Desirea appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desirea?
1,875 babies have been named Desirea since 1964. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1990 with 81 births.
When was Desirea most popular?
Desirea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 696 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Desirea most popular?
The top states for the name Desirea are California (200 births), Texas (196 births), New York (35 births).
How long has the name Desirea been used?
Desirea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 54 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Desirea?
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, 1964–2017 (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.