Recorded 1984–2015 Girls' name Peak 1998 404 births

Dezeray — girls' name

404 babies named Dezeray in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s541990s1452000s1692010s36
2000s
Peak decade

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

1998
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dezeray in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dezeray

The Social Security Administration has registered 404 babies named Dezeray between 1984 and 2015, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dezeray currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dezeray performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 169 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dezeray shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dezeray in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dezeray 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 404 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.

Dezeray at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

404

Since 1984

32 years of records

Peak year

1998

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1984

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2015

Dezeray popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1984

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1998)
24
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 201520102006200219981994199019861984 8

Dezeray by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
169 births that decade — 42% of Dezeray's all-time total
1980s541990s1452000s1692010s36

Dezeray by state

Where Dezeray concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dezeray
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 8.7%
#2 California
5 1.2%
Texas share of Dezeray's total US births 8.7%
Even split

35 of 404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dezeray?
404 babies have been named Dezeray since 1984. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1998 with 24 births.
When was Dezeray most popular?
Dezeray was most popular in the 2000s decade with 169 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Dezeray most popular?
The top states for the name Dezeray are Texas (35 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Dezeray been used?
Dezeray has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 32 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Dezeray?
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.

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, 1984–2015 (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.