US rank #15744 Girls' name Peak 2000 923 births

Dezaray — #15744 US girls' name

923 babies named Dezaray in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s921990s3102000s3922010s1032020s15
#15744
of 17,661 girls in use

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

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dezaray was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

57 babies were named Dezaray in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dezaray

The Social Security Administration has registered 923 babies named Dezaray between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dezaray currently holds the #15744 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dezaray performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 392 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dezaray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Dezaray in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dezaray 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 923 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.

Dezaray at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

923

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2000

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,744

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dezaray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
57
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
0204060 20242014200820021996199019831978 6

Dezaray by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
392 births that decade — 42% of Dezaray's all-time total
1970s111980s921990s3102000s3922010s1032020s15

Dezaray by state

Where Dezaray concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Dezaray
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
101 10.9%
#2 California
25 2.7%
#3 Illinois
5 0.5%
#4 Indiana
5 0.5%
#5 Michigan
5 0.5%
#6 New York
5 0.5%
#7 Ohio
5 0.5%
Texas share of Dezaray's total US births 10.9%
Even split

101 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dezaray?
923 babies have been named Dezaray since 1978. It currently ranks #15744 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 57 births.
When was Dezaray most popular?
Dezaray was most popular in the 2000s decade with 392 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Dezaray most popular?
The top states for the name Dezaray are Texas (101 births), California (25 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Dezaray been used?
Dezaray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dezaray?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dezirae, Deziree, Dezarae, Dezire, 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, 1978–2024 (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.