US rank #10639 Unisex name Peak 2023 77 births

Dessiah — #10639 US boys' name

77 babies named Dessiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s272020s50
#10639
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 25% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Dessiah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

18 babies were named Dessiah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dessiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Dessiah between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dessiah currently holds the #10639 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Dessiah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 1997.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dessiah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dessiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dessiah 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 77 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.

Dessiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

77

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2023

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,639

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dessiah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
18
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5101520 202420232022202120202019201820172015 6

Dessiah popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 1997 (Dessiah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
67891011 20141997 10

Dessiah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
50 births that decade — 65% of Dessiah's all-time total
2010s272020s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dessiah?
77 babies have been named Dessiah since 2015. It currently ranks #10639 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 18 births.
When was Dessiah most popular?
Dessiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Is Dessiah a unisex name?
Yes, Dessiah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 77 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Dessiah been used?
Dessiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2015–2024 (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.