Is Desi a boy or girl name?
Desi is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 37 boys were named Desi, so 50% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 30.4% of the 3,338 US babies named Desi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,223
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,976
- Babies named Desi since 1948
- 3,338
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 80 babies
Boys and girls named Desi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1950s | 312 | 129 | 29.3% |
| 1960s | 298 | 134 | 31% |
| 1970s | 537 | 106 | 16.5% |
| 1980s | 300 | 66 | 18% |
| 1990s | 264 | 74 | 21.9% |
| 2000s | 241 | 104 | 30.1% |
| 2010s | 215 | 219 | 50.5% |
| 2020s | 152 | 177 | 53.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,223 | 37 | #3,976 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,639 | 31 | #4,481 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,632 | 42 | #3,660 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,525 | 34 | #4,182 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,510 | 33 | #4,192 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,255 | 28 | #4,801 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,430 | 35 | #4,091 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,358 | 20 | #6,106 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,657 | 24 | #5,495 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,802 | 19 | #6,524 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,301 | 20 | #6,260 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,848 | 18 | #6,808 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,925 | 16 | #7,549 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,534 | 17 | #7,201 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,837 | 22 | #6,024 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,419 | 14 | #8,564 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,942 | 13 | #9,102 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,270 | 6 | #16,031 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,729 | 23 | #5,773 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,321 | 11 | #9,622 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,899 | 10 | #10,111 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,135 | 5 | #16,440 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,205 | 5 | #16,125 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,746 | 7 | #12,408 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,754 | 10 | #9,345 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,884 | 8 | #10,617 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,521 | 9 | #9,489 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,560 | 10 | #8,526 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,136 | 8 | #9,826 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,336 | 11 | #7,654 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,871 | 6 | #12,197 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,365 | 10 | #8,226 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,549 | 5 | #13,854 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,251 | 7 | #10,566 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,384 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,713 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 32 | #2,004 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,348 | 5 | #11,782 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,972 | 7 | #8,780 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,311 | 9 | #7,110 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,994 | 10 | #6,415 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,720 | 8 | #7,478 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,352 | 7 | #8,460 |
| 1981 | 36 | #1,643 | 10 | #6,446 |
| 1980 | 51 | #1,317 | 10 | #6,414 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,122 | 9 | #6,844 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,275 | 13 | #4,995 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,272 | 16 | #4,275 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,684 | 9 | #6,180 |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,285 | 11 | #5,233 |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,138 | 9 | #5,878 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,138 | 9 | #5,689 |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,001 | 8 | #6,084 |
| 1971 | 61 | #1,045 | 10 | #5,210 |
| 1970 | 68 | #984 | 12 | #4,561 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 36 | #1,260 | 7 | #5,779 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,722 | 10 | #4,373 |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,696 | 5 | #6,821 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,941 | 22 | #2,618 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,413 | 17 | #3,139 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,383 | 22 | #2,638 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,347 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,610 | 16 | #3,219 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,276 | 19 | #2,835 |
| 1959 | 42 | #1,203 | 30 | #2,067 |
| 1958 | 30 | #1,427 | 23 | #2,399 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,397 | 16 | #2,963 |
| 1956 | 57 | #992 | 21 | #2,476 |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,297 | 24 | #2,230 |
| 1954 | 47 | #1,098 | 9 | #4,047 |
| 1953 | 47 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,879 | 6 | #5,057 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,436 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,428 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,805 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Desi reached #984 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #2,067 in 1959. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Desi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.