Recorded 1963–2006 Girls' name Peak 1990 137 births

Dessiree — girls' name

137 babies named Dessiree in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s111980s371990s512000s33

The verdict

137 girls have been named Dessiree since 1963, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

137
total births
1963–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dessiree was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dessiree in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dessiree

The Social Security Administration has registered 137 babies named Dessiree between 1963 and 2006, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dessiree currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dessiree performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dessiree shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dessiree 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 137 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.

Dessiree at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

137

Since 1963

44 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1963

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2006

Dessiree popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1963

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Dessiree by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
51 births that decade — 37% of Dessiree's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dessiree?
137 babies have been named Dessiree since 1963. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Dessiree most popular?
Dessiree was most popular in the 1990s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Dessiree been used?
Dessiree has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 44 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Dessiree?
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, 1963–2006 (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.