Girls' name · since 1982
Dessire
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Dessire, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
92 girls have been named Dessire since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dessire has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2024.
- #28,006 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dessire ranks #28,006 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,006 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dessire's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dessire's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dessire splits its recorded history at 2001: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dessire popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Dessire by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Dessire's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Dessire births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dessire's data
- Dessire's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dessire: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
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, 1982–2024 (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 Dessire 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.