Total births
30
Girls' name · since 1998
Dessence
30 babies named Dessence in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 30
- total births
- 1998–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
Dessence sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dessence has been recorded 30 times among girls since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2017.
- 30 total births
- 1998–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Dessence since 1998, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 30
- total births
- 1998–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Dessence was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dessence in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Dessence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dessence splits its recorded history at 2000: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dessence at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Dessence popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Dessence by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Dessence's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dessence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dessence? ▼
30 babies have been named Dessence since 1998. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 9 births.
When was Dessence most popular? ▼
Dessence was most popular in the 2010s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Dessence been used? ▼
Dessence has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 20 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Dessence? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Dessence
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Desirae Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1998–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dessence: Baby Name Since 1998 - 30 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dessence. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dessence 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 July 2026.