Girls' name · since 1910
Desiree
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 83,563 babies named Desiree, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,563
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
83,563 babies have been named Desiree since 1910, making it today's #1429 girls' name.
Desiree has 83,563 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1429 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #431 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,429 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 83,563 born since 1910
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desiree ranks #431 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,429 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 83,563 born since 1910, peaking in the 1990s.
- #431 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,563
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desiree's 83,563 recorded births place it above 99.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Desiree compares
83,563 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Desiree's all-time total is 222x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Desiree | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83,563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,915 | 21 | 19,840 |
Desiree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Desiree splits its recorded history at 1975: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 2,915 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Desiree popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 2,915
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Desiree popularity over time - boys
198 total births recorded since 1965 (Desiree as boys' name)
Desiree by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23,492 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Desiree's strongest decade.
23,492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Desiree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s 52
1920s
52 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 148
1940s
148 births
- 1950s 3,063
1950s
3,063 births
- 1960s 7,151
1960s
7,151 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,865 births
- 1980s
1980s
21,809 births
- 1990s
1990s
23,492 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,812 births
- 2010s 3,855
2010s
3,855 births
- 2020s 1,254
2020s
1,254 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23,492 births (28% of all-time use).
How Desiree 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 Desiree's total volume
Desiree by state
Where Desiree concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17,327 | 20.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8,531 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,867 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,733 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,589 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 3,195 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,630 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,507 | 3.0% |
17,327 of 83,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Desiree appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Desiree's data
- Desiree's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23,492 total births); usage has since declined to 1,254 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Desirees (17,327 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Desiree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Desiree 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.