Desi
Desi was the 4096th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 2067th; the most babies were born in 2022 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,430 places. More babies were named Desi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,096 girls, up 96 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- 55% girls, 45% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202242 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,395babies recorded
Desi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,096 | #4,578 | 35 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,192 | #3,510 | 33 | 31 |
| 2010 | #6,024 | #3,837 | 22 | 27 |
| 2000 | #9,345 | #2,754 | 10 | 33 |
| 1990 | — | #2,384 | — | 29 |
| 1980 | #6,414 | #1,317 | 10 | 51 |
| 1970 | #4,561 | #984 | 12 | 68 |
| 1960 | #2,835 | #1,276 | 19 | 38 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Desi, counting every spelling?
Desi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 58 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desi | 35 | #4,096 | 179 |
| Dezi | 23 | #5,448 | 97 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Desi?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Desi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Desi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Desi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Desi?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Desi are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 8 and 54. That makes Desi mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Desi by state
How common Desi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Desi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Desi, they share its era and feel.
Desi is also a nickname for Destiny and Desiree.
Questions about the name Desi
How popular is the name Desi?
Desi was the 4096th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1959, when it ranked 2067th; the most babies were born in 2022 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,430 places. More babies were named Desi in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Desi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 55% girls, 45% boys given the name Desi in the US.
Where is Desi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Desi was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.