Recorded 1967–2002 Girls' name Peak 1995 217 births

Desree — girls' name

217 babies named Desree in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

217 girls have been named Desree since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

217
total births
1967–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Desree was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

54 babies were named Desree in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desree

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Desree between 1967 and 2002, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Desree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desree performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Desree shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Desree in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desree 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 217 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.

Desree at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

217

Since 1967

36 years of records

Peak year

1995

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1967

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2002

Desree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1967

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1995)
54
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Desree by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
162 births that decade — 75% of Desree's all-time total
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Desree by state

Where Desree concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Desree
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 7.4%
#2 California
10 4.6%
#3 Florida
5 2.3%
#4 Michigan
5 2.3%
Texas share of Desree's total US births 7.4%
Even split

16 of 217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desree?
217 babies have been named Desree since 1967. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1995 with 54 births.
When was Desree most popular?
Desree was most popular in the 1990s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Desree most popular?
The top states for the name Desree are Texas (16 births), California (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Desree been used?
Desree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 36 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Desree?
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, 1967–2002 (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.