Girls' name · since 1978
Dezaray
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.
- #7,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 923
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dezaray sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 923 recorded since 1978.
Dezaray has 923 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2024.
- #7,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 923 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezaray ranks #7,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 923 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 923
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dezaray's 923 recorded births place it above 89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Dezaray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dezaray's full recorded timeline at 2000, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 57 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dezaray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dezaray by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (392 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Dezaray's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dezaray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
392 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 392 births (42% of all-time use).
How Dezaray compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dezaray's total volume
Dezaray by state
Where Dezaray concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| 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% |
101 of 923 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Dezaray's data
- Dezaray's decade-level peak was the 2000s (392 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dezarays (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dezaray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Dezaray 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.