Unisex name · since 1959
Dezi
Dezi has 349 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,445 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
349 babies have been named Dezi since 1959, making it today's #5445 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezi has been recorded 349 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #5445 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #9,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,445 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 349 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezi ranks #9,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,445 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 349 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,445 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 349
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dezi's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dezi compares
349 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dezi's all-time total is 5% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dezi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 349 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dezi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dezi's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dezi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Dezi popularity over time - girls
308 total births recorded since 1998 (Dezi as girls' name)
Dezi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (118 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Dezi's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Dezi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 118 births (34% of all-time use).
Dezi by state
Where Dezi concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 5.2% |
18 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dezi's data
- Dezi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dezis (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dezi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Dezi 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.