Recorded 1980–2018 Girls' name Peak 1998 284 births

Desirey — girls' name

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.

1980s281990s992000s1142010s43

The verdict

284 girls have been named Desirey since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

284
total births
1980–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Desirey was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

20 babies were named Desirey in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desirey

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Desirey between 1980 and 2018, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desirey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desirey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Desirey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Desirey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desirey 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 284 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.

Desirey at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

284

Since 1980

39 years of records

Peak year

1998

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1980

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2018

Desirey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1980

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1998)
20
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Desirey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
114 births that decade — 40% of Desirey's all-time total
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Desirey by state

Where Desirey concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Desirey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 13.7%
#2 Texas
11 3.9%
California share of Desirey's total US births 13.7%
Even split

39 of 284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desirey?
284 babies have been named Desirey since 1980. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1998 with 20 births.
When was Desirey most popular?
Desirey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Desirey most popular?
The top states for the name Desirey are California (39 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Desirey been used?
Desirey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 39 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Desirey?
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, 1980–2018 (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.