How Many People Are Named Desta?
An estimated 309 people in the United States have the first name Desta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Desta peaked in popularity in 1972 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Desta 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 Desta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
309
About 1 in 1,109,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1972
15 births
Total Registered
379
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Desta
Desta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 379 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Desta as a female name
Ranked #9,921 in 2019
10 female births in 2019
Peak: 1972 (15 births)
Desta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Desta span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 67 babies were registered. While Desta is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Desta by Decade
How has Desta 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.
Desta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Desta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Desta
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Desta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Desta?
We estimate approximately 309 people named Desta 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 1,109,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Desta a common name?
Desta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 379 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Desta most popular?
Desta reached peak popularity in 1972, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Desta is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Desta a female name?
Desta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Desta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Desta Smith, Desta Johnson, Desta 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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