Girls' name · since 1955
Desra
Desra has 56 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 56 recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Desra recorded 56 times among girls since 1955, 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 1955 to 1984.
- #33,640 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desra ranks #33,640 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,640 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desra's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Desra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Desra's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Desra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1984
- Peak year (1955)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Desra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (33 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Desra's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Desra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 33 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Desra's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1980s (12) -- 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, 1955–1984 (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 Desra 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.