How Many People Are Named Desma?
An estimated 315 people in the United States have the first name Desma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Desma peaked in popularity in 1968 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Desma 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 Desma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
315
About 1 in 1,088,109 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1968
17 births
Total Registered
445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Desma
Desma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 445 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Desma as a female name
Ranked #12,880 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1968 (17 births)
Desma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Desma span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 107 babies were registered. While Desma is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Desma by Decade
How has Desma 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.
Desma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Desma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Desma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Desma?
We estimate approximately 315 people named Desma 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 1,088,109 Americans share this first name.
Is Desma a common name?
Desma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Desma most popular?
Desma reached peak popularity in 1968, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Desma is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Desma a female name?
Desma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Desma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Desma Smith, Desma Johnson, Desma 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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