How Many People Are Named Desira?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Desira. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Desira peaked in popularity in 1992 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Desira 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 Desira paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1992
15 births
Total Registered
227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Desira
Desira is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 227 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Desira as a female name
Ranked #10,112 in 2004
10 female births in 2004
Peak: 1992 (15 births)
Desira: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Desira span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 91 babies were registered. Desira has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Desira by Decade
How has Desira 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.
Desira + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Desira as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Desira: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Desira?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Desira 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Desira a common name?
Desira is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Desira most popular?
Desira reached peak popularity in 1992, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Desira is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Desira a female name?
Desira is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Desira Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Desira Smith, Desira Johnson, Desira 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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