How Many People Are Named Desia?
An estimated 128 people in the United States have the first name Desia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Desia peaked in popularity in 1995 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Desia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Desia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
128
About 1 in 2,677,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
19 births
Total Registered
131
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Desia
Desia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 131 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Desia as a female name
Ranked #18,262 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1995 (19 births)
Desia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Desia span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 92 babies were registered. While Desia is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Desia by Decade
How has Desia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Desia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Desia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Desia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Desia?
We estimate approximately 128 people named Desia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,677,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Desia a common name?
Desia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 131 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Desia most popular?
Desia reached peak popularity in 1995, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Desia is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Desia a female name?
Desia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Desia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Desia Smith, Desia Johnson, Desia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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