Girls' name · since 1915
Desma
Desma has 445 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 445 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Desma recorded 445 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1998.
- #12,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 445 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desma ranks #12,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 445 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desma's 445 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Desma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Desma splits its recorded history at 1968: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Desma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1998
- Peak year (1968)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Desma by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (107 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Desma's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Desma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 107 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Desma's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 1990s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1915–1998 (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 Desma 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.