Desi Boy & girl
How popular is Desi?
#4,066 girl name in 2025
35 baby girls were named Desi in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name. Another 22 boys got the name (#4,538 for boys).
Desi popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,066 for girls (▼ 104 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 girls, 22 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+84% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,450 in 2015, #4,167 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (42 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,053 in 1959 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 45% boys, 55% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Desi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Desi family of names ranked #2,039 for girls in 2025 (#2,023 the year before), with 65 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Desi is most popular
Babies named Desi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Desi by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1950s | 129 | #2,053 |
| 1960s | 134 | #2,604 |
| 1970s | 106 | #4,234 |
| 1980s | 66 | #6,290 |
| 1990s | 73 | #7,509 |
| 2000s | 104 | #5,708 |
| 2010s | 219 | #4,075 |
| 2020s | 212 | #3,651 |
Girl names about as popular as Desi
Questions
- Is Desi a boy or girl name?
- Desi is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 45% of babies named Desi were boys and 55% were girls.
- How popular is the name Desi?
- 35 baby girls were named Desi in the US in 2025, making it the 4066th most popular girl name. Another 22 boys got the name (#4,538 for boys).
- When was Desi most popular?
- Desi peaked in 2022, when 42 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,053 in 1959.
- How many people are named Desi?
- 3,395 babies have been named Desi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,122 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
- Where is Desi most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Desi was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.