US rank #15797 Girls' name Peak 2001 92 births

Dessire — #15797 US girls' name

92 babies named Dessire in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s262000s492020s5
#15797
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Dessire was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dessire in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dessire

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Dessire between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dessire currently holds the #15797 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dessire performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dessire shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dessire 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 92 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.

Dessire at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

92

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2001

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,797

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dessire popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 2024200520032001199619911982 6

Dessire by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
49 births that decade — 53% of Dessire's all-time total
1980s121990s262000s492020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dessire?
92 babies have been named Dessire since 1982. It currently ranks #15797 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
When was Dessire most popular?
Dessire was most popular in the 2000s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Dessire been used?
Dessire has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dessire?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.