How Many People Are Named Desi?
people named Desi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 110,182 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,395 babies named Desi in Social Security records from 1948 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
80 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of DESIDERIO.
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โง Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Desi, 32% were girls and 68% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Desi rose from 29.3% in the 1950s to 54.8% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1970s, at 16.5%.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Desi alive today is about 36 years old, and 42% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 54 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Desi first appears in the records in 1948 and was given most often in 1970, to 80 babies. In 2025, 57 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1948 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Desi has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #984, in 1970. In 2025 it ranked #4,577. Among girls, its best rank was #2,066, in 1959.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,577 | #4,095 |
| Best rank | #984 (1970) | #2,066 (1959) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,155 in the 1970s | #5,921 in the 2010s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Desi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Desi were born in California than in any other state: about 335 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Desi was given 4.1 times as often in California and 2.4 times in Texas.
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