Recorded 1955–1984 Girls' name Peak 1955 56 births

Desra — girls' name

56 babies named Desra in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s51970s331980s12

The verdict

56 girls have been named Desra since 1955, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1984.

56
total births
1955–1984
years on record
1970s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Desra was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

6 babies were named Desra in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desra

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Desra between 1955 and 1984, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Desra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desra 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 56 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.

Desra at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

56

Since 1955

30 years of records

Peak year

1955

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1955

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1984

Desra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1955

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1955)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 1984198119791978197419721971197019691955 6

Desra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
33 births that decade — 59% of Desra's all-time total
1950s61960s51970s331980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desra?
56 babies have been named Desra since 1955. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1955 with 6 births.
When was Desra most popular?
Desra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Desra been used?
Desra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 30 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Desra?
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, 1955–1984 (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.