Recorded 1915–1998 Girls' name Peak 1968 445 births

Desma — girls' name

445 babies named Desma in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s381920s401930s51940s51950s601960s631970s1071980s621990s65
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Desma was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

17 babies were named Desma in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desma

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Desma between 1915 and 1998, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desma performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Desma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desma 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 445 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.

Desma at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

445

Since 1915

84 years of records

Peak year

1968

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1915

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1998

Desma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1915

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1968)
17
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
05101520 19981988197819711962195219231915 11

Desma by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
107 births that decade — 24% of Desma's all-time total
1910s381920s401930s51940s51950s601960s631970s1071980s621990s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desma?
445 babies have been named Desma since 1915. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1968 with 17 births.
When was Desma most popular?
Desma was most popular in the 1970s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Desma been used?
Desma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 84 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Desma?
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.

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, 1915–1998 (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.