Desi

Given to 3,395 US babies since 1948

▲ Rising +35% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#4067

recorded as girls

104 since 2024

#4539

recorded as boys

1,378 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 35 · boys 22

Peak year

1972

65 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

3,395

since 1948

Born a Desi? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Desi was most popular in 1972, when 65 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.04 per 1,000). In 2025, 35 babies were named Desi, ranking #4067 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 35%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	35	4067	22	4539
2024	37	3963	38	3161
2023	31	4454	31	3629
2022	42	3653	31	3617
2021	34	4167	22	4494
2020	33	4169	31	3497
2019	28	4773	24	4230
2018	35	4076	13	6345
2017	20	6044	23	4331
2016	24	5445	21	4624
2015	19	6452	15	5746
2014	20	6207	17	5252
2013	18	6729	19	4804
2012	16	7456	26	3894
2011	17	7118	30	3510
2010	22	5977	27	3812
2009	14	8454	32	3399
2008	13	8965	19	4901
2007	6	15491	23	4243
2006	23	5709	19	4675
2005	11	9452	12	6226
2004	10	9892	23	3860
2003	5	15784	30	3119
2002	5	15432	28	3188
2001	7	12056	22	3721
2000	10	9163	33	2736
1999	8	10345	29	2865
1998	9	9260	21	3486
1997	10	8334	31	2546
1996	8	9581	23	3107
1995	11	7514	14	4280
1994	6	11778	25	2847
1993	9	8719	32	2347
1992	5	13317	28	2532
1991	7	10271	32	2227
1990	<5	—	29	2373
1989	<5	—	23	2690
1988	<5	—	32	1989
1987	5	11325	24	2333
1986	7	8523	30	1962
1985	9	6955	23	2293
1984	10	6291	27	1979
1983	8	7312	33	1711
1982	7	8224	21	2341
1981	10	6323	36	1629
1980	10	6319	51	1313
1979	9	6696	64	1116
1978	13	4931	50	1272
1977	16	4235	49	1268
1976	9	6048	31	1677
1975	11	5161	45	1280
1974	9	5776	52	1135
1973	9	5580	52	1136
1972	8	5959	65	1000
1971	10	5136	61	1043
1970	12	4492	68	979
1969	<5	—	43	1198
1968	7	5642	36	1258
1967	10	4300	21	1711
1966	5	6564	21	1684
1965	22	2605	17	1918
1964	17	3108	31	1408
1963	22	2619	32	1375
1962	16	3161	34	1341
1961	16	3189	25	1602
1960	19	2820	38	1273
1959	30	2054	42	1199
1958	23	2376	30	1420
1957	16	2926	32	1388
1956	21	2453	57	986
1955	24	2222	34	1294
1954	9	3967	47	1096
1953	<5	—	47	1058
1952	6	4908	17	1856
1951	<5	—	6	3364
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	5	5244	<5	—
1948	<5	—	5	3668