Girls' name · since 1978
Deziree
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 1,457 babies named Deziree, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,457
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Deziree is the #10314 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,457 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deziree has been recorded 1,457 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #10314 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #5,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,314 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,457 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deziree ranks #5,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,314 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,457 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,314 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,457
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deziree's 1,457 recorded births place it above 91.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deziree compares
1,457 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Deziree's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deziree | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,457 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deziree's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deziree's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deziree popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Deziree by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (544 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Deziree's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Deziree births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 159
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
494 births
- 2000s
2000s
544 births
- 2010s 186
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 544 births (37% of all-time use).
How Deziree 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 Deziree's total volume
Deziree by state
Where Deziree concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 237 | 16.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 160 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
237 of 1,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Deziree appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deziree's data
- Deziree's decade-level peak was the 2000s (544 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dezirees (237 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 Deziree: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Deziree 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.