Girls' name · since 1964
Desirie
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 133 babies named Desirie, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Desirie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 133 have been recorded since 1964.
Desirie has 133 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2003.
- #24,028 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desirie ranks #24,028 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,028 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Desirie's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Desirie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Desirie's full recorded timeline at 1980, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Desirie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2003
- Peak year (1971)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Desirie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (49 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Desirie's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Desirie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 49 births (37% of all-time use).
Desirie by state
Where Desirie concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 7.5% |
10 of 133 births nationwide.
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What to do with Desirie's data
- Desirie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Desiries (10 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 Desirie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1964–2003 (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 Desirie 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.