Girls' name · since 1967
Desree
Desree has 217 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desree sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 217 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Desree recorded 217 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2002.
- #18,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 217 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desree ranks #18,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 217
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desree's 217 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Desree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Desree splits its recorded history at 1994: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Desree popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2002
- Peak year (1995)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2002.
217 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 54 births in a single year.
Desree by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (162 births, 75% of the file).
1990s was Desree's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Desree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 162 births (75% of all-time use).
Desree decade highlights
- Peak decade 162 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Desree by state
Where Desree concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| 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% |
16 of 217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.4% of nationwide
- California 4.6% of nationwide
- Florida 2.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Desree's decade-level peak was the 1990s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Desrees (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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, 1967–2002 (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 Desree 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.
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