Total births
99
Unisex name · since 2015
Dessiah
Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 99 babies named Dessiah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10680
- among boys today
- 99
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
99 babies have been named Dessiah since 2015, making it today's #10680 unisex name.
Dessiah has 99 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10680 as of the latest data, more common than 25% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #10680 among boys today
- 99 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 25% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Dessiah is currently the #10680 unisex name in America, more common than 25% of boys - 99 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10680
- among boys today
- 99
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 25%
- more common than other boys
Dessiah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10680
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 25% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
73% of everyone ever named Dessiah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
22 babies were named Dessiah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Dessiah compares
99 26th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dessiah's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dessiah | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 99 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 23 | 22,252 |
Dessiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dessiah's full recorded timeline at 2021, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dessiah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,680
Active since
2015
Dessiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Dessiah popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1997 (Dessiah as girls' name)
Dessiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Dessiah's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Dessiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 72 births (73% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dessiah? ▼
Dessiah has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #10680 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Dessiah most popular? ▼
Dessiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Dessiah a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dessiah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 99 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Dessiah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dessiah since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Dessiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Desmond, Deshawn, Destin, Deshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Dessiah
Nearby Names Like Dessiah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dessiah
Desmond Boy
#368 40,031 births
Deshawn Boy
#1435 16,074 births
Destin Boy
#1677 6,124 births
Deshaun Boy
#3120 5,718 births
Desean Boy
#4749 4,031 births
Compare Dessiah side by side: Dessiah vs Desmond Dessiah vs Deshawn Dessiah vs Destin
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (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. "Dessiah: #10680 Unisex Name - 99 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dessiah. 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 Dessiah 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 June 2026.