Name Legacy

Desirea

Recorded 1964–2017 · United States

Desirea was most popular in 1990, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,912 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,875 people named Desirea.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#2,912
Births that year81
Total since 18801,875
Given to100% girls

Desirea over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Desirea’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Desirea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Desirea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,875 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Desirea is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org