Girls' name · since 1964
Desirea
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.
- #4,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,875
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,875 girls have been named Desirea since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Desirea recorded 1,875 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2017.
- #4,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,875 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desirea ranks #4,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,875 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,875
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desirea's 1,875 recorded births place it above 93.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Desirea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Desirea splits its recorded history at 1993: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 81 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Desirea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2017
- Peak year (1990)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Desirea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (696 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Desirea's strongest decade.
696 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Desirea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 127
1970s
127 births
- 1980s
1980s
517 births
- 1990s
1990s
696 births
- 2000s
2000s
413 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 696 births (37% of all-time use).
How Desirea 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 Desirea's total volume
Desirea by state
Where Desirea concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| 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% |
200 of 1,875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Desirea appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Desirea's data
- Desirea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (696 total births); usage has since declined to 96 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Desireas (200 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Desirea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1964–2017 (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 Desirea 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.