Dezerae
A feminine name of French derivation meaning "the desired one".
Name Census estimates that about 434 living Americans carry the first name Dezerae. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dezerae today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dezerae births was 1992 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dezerae. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
434
~ 1 in 789,757 Americans
Peak year
1992
24 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2013 SSA rank
#17,257
Tracked since 1979
Popularity
Dezerae: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dezerae from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 182 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dezerae by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dezerae during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dezeraes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dezerae
The name Dezerae is believed to have its origins in the Hebrew language, derived from the word "dez," which means "gold" or "precious metal." This name was prevalent in ancient Israel and the surrounding regions of the Middle East during biblical times.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Dezerae can be found in the Book of Ezra, a text from the Hebrew Bible. The name appears in a list of individuals who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile in the 5th century BCE.
Throughout history, the name Dezerae has been associated with several notable figures. In the 1st century CE, Dezerae ben Eleazar was a prominent Jewish scholar and member of the Sanhedrin, the highest rabbinical court in ancient Israel.
During the Byzantine era, Dezerae of Alexandria was a renowned mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics in the 5th century CE.
In the 12th century, Dezerae al-Andalusi was a renowned poet and philosopher from the Iberian Peninsula, known for her works celebrating the beauty of nature and the human experience.
Another prominent figure bearing the name Dezerae was a 16th-century Italian artist and sculptor, Dezerae Fontana, whose intricate marble sculptures adorned many churches and palaces throughout Italy.
In the 18th century, Dezerae Dubois was a French botanist and explorer who accompanied several expeditions to the Americas, contributing to the documentation and classification of numerous plant species.
While the name Dezerae has been less common in recent centuries, it continues to hold a rich cultural and historical significance, evoking a sense of preciousness and rarity that has been carried through the ages.
People
Dezerae + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dezerae: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dezerae?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 434 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dezerae going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 789,757 US residents.
Is Dezerae a common name?
We classify Dezerae as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 448 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dezerae most popular?
The single biggest year for Dezerae was 1992, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dezerae is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dezerae a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dezerae in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.