Desa
#16,662 most common girls' name of all time · #27,473 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1952–2002
Rank among girls
#16,662
Rank overall
#27,473 of 105,966
First appeared
1952
Years on the list
31 of 146
All-time
239
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1978 #4,550
Best rank
#4,215 1972
Girls
Boys
peak 15/yr
Desa first appears in 1952. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,880 |
| 1999 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,986 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,796 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,746 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,835 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,822 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,858 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,957 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,343 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,152 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | 10 | #6,497 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,736 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,474 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,472 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,361 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,550 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,343 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,801 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,755 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,215 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,964 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,261 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,981 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | 9 | #4,716 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,476 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | 6 | #6,323 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,982 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,283 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,251 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,537 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,519 |