Masculine dossier · first seen 1948

Desi

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Desi
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1948Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

45.6%

2024

All-time

2,324

Desi is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 68 boys were named Desi.

In 2024, only 37 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,324 Americans have been named Desi and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1948.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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