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Desta Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Desta?

In 2018 the rare name Desta, ranked the 14,173rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Desta would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1466 was reached in 1900.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1972 with 15 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Desta was less than 5, most recently in 2014.

For a number of years, the name Desta has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Desta for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Desta?

Desta's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Desta is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Desta (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 6 14,173
2017 8 11,909
2016 5 16,885
2015 5 17,121
2014 < 5 --
2013 7 13,524
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 7 13,855
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 5 17,856
2005 5 17,189
2004 5 16,811
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 11 8,727
1999 < 5 --
1998 7 11,461
1997 6 12,512
1996 13 6,826
1995 9 8,963
1994 8 9,808
1993 < 5 --
1992 7 10,795
1991 < 5 --
1990 9 8,670
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 9 7,265
1985 10 6,568
1984 11 6,000
1983 7 8,263
1982 5 10,901
1981 8 7,574
1980 9 6,927
1979 11 5,835
1978 6 8,819
1977 6 8,726
1976 9 6,179
1975 13 4,657
1974 7 7,080
1973 < 5 --
1972 15 3,940
1971 < 5 --
1970 < 5 --
1969 5 7,751
1968 7 5,778
1967 5 7,038
1966 < 5 --
1965 < 5 --
1964 5 6,998
1963 7 5,449
1962 < 5 --
1961 8 4,985
1960 9 4,530
1959 < 5 --
1958 6 5,577
1957 8 4,624
1956 5 6,177
1955 < 5 --
1954 < 5 --
1953 5 5,873
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 7 4,458
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 5 4,725
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 5 4,476
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 6 4,434
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 < 5 --
1922 7 4,107
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 7 3,927
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 5 2,010
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 8 1,466
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.