Recorded 1996–2012 Girls' name Peak 1996 68 births

Dezirea — girls' name

68 babies named Dezirea in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

68 girls have been named Dezirea since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

68
total births
1996–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Dezirea was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dezirea in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dezirea

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Dezirea between 1996 and 2012, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dezirea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dezirea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dezirea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dezirea 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 68 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.

Dezirea at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

68

Since 1996

17 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1996

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dezirea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1996

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 201220112008200520042003200220001996 10

Dezirea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
47 births that decade — 69% of Dezirea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dezirea?
68 babies have been named Dezirea since 1996. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Dezirea most popular?
Dezirea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Dezirea been used?
Dezirea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 17 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Dezirea?
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, 1996–2012 (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.