Girls' name · since 1980
Desirey
284 babies named Desirey in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
284 girls have been named Desirey since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desirey has been recorded 284 times among girls since 1980, 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 1980 to 2018.
- #16,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 284 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desirey ranks #16,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 284
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Desirey's 284 recorded births place it above 77.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Desirey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Desirey's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Desirey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2018
- Peak year (1998)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Desirey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Desirey's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Desirey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (40% of all-time use).
Desirey by state
Where Desirey concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 3.9% |
39 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Desirey's data
- Desirey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2010s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Desireys (39 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Desirey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1980–2018 (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 Desirey 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.