Desi Popularity by Year
Follow Desi across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Desi birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 22 | #4,539 | Down 1,378 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 35 | #4,067 | Down 104 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 38 | #3,161 | Up 468 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 37 | #3,963 | Up 491 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 31 | #3,629 | Down 12 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 31 | #4,454 | Down 801 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 31 | #3,617 | Up 877 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 42 | #3,653 | Up 514 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 22 | #4,494 | Down 997 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 34 | #4,167 | Up 2 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 31 | #3,497 | Up 733 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 33 | #4,169 | Up 604 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 24 | #4,230 | Up 2,115 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 28 | #4,773 | Down 697 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 13 | #6,345 | Down 2,014 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 35 | #4,076 | Up 1,968 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 23 | #4,331 | Up 293 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 20 | #6,044 | Down 599 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 21 | #4,624 | Up 1,122 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 24 | #5,445 | Up 1,007 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 15 | #5,746 | Down 494 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 19 | #6,452 | Down 245 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 17 | #5,252 | Down 448 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 20 | #6,207 | Up 522 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 19 | #4,804 | Down 910 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 18 | #6,729 | Up 727 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 26 | #3,894 | Down 384 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 16 | #7,456 | Down 338 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 30 | #3,510 | Up 302 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 17 | #7,118 | Down 1,141 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 27 | #3,812 | Down 413 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 22 | #5,977 | Up 2,477 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 32 | #3,399 | Up 1,502 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 14 | #8,454 | Up 511 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 19 | #4,901 | Down 658 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 13 | #8,965 | Up 6,526 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 23 | #4,243 | Up 432 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 6 | #15,491 | Down 9,782 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 19 | #4,675 | Up 1,551 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 23 | #5,709 | Up 3,743 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 12 | #6,226 | Down 2,366 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 11 | #9,452 | Up 440 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 23 | #3,860 | Down 741 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 10 | #9,892 | Up 5,892 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 30 | #3,119 | Up 69 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 352 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 28 | #3,188 | Up 533 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 5 | #15,432 | Down 3,376 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 22 | #3,721 | Down 985 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 7 | #12,056 | Down 2,893 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 33 | #2,736 | Up 129 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 10 | #9,163 | Up 1,182 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 29 | #2,865 | Up 621 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 8 | #10,345 | Down 1,085 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 21 | #3,486 | Down 940 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 9 | #9,260 | Down 926 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 31 | #2,546 | Up 561 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 10 | #8,334 | Up 1,247 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 23 | #3,107 | Up 1,173 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 8 | #9,581 | Down 2,067 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 14 | #4,280 | Down 1,433 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 11 | #7,514 | Up 4,264 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 25 | #2,847 | Down 500 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 6 | #11,778 | Down 3,059 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 32 | #2,347 | Up 185 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 9 | #8,719 | Up 4,598 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 28 | #2,532 | Down 305 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 5 | #13,317 | Down 3,046 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 32 | #2,227 | Up 146 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 7 | #10,271 | Up 1,054 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 29 | #2,373 | Up 317 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 23 | #2,690 | Down 701 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 32 | #1,989 | Up 344 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 24 | #2,333 | Down 371 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 5 | #11,325 | Down 2,802 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 30 | #1,962 | Up 331 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 7 | #8,523 | Down 1,568 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 23 | #2,293 | Down 314 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 9 | #6,955 | Down 664 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 27 | #1,979 | Down 268 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 10 | #6,291 | Up 1,021 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 33 | #1,711 | Up 630 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 8 | #7,312 | Up 912 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 21 | #2,341 | Down 712 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 7 | #8,224 | Down 1,901 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 36 | #1,629 | Down 316 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 10 | #6,323 | Down 4 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 51 | #1,313 | Down 197 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 10 | #6,319 | Up 377 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 64 | #1,116 | Up 156 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 9 | #6,696 | Down 1,765 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 50 | #1,272 | Down 4 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 13 | #4,931 | Down 696 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 49 | #1,268 | Up 409 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 16 | #4,235 | Up 1,813 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 31 | #1,677 | Down 397 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 9 | #6,048 | Down 887 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 45 | #1,280 | Down 145 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 11 | #5,161 | Up 615 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 52 | #1,135 | Up 1 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 9 | #5,776 | Down 196 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 52 | #1,136 | Down 136 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 9 | #5,580 | Up 379 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 65 | #1,000 | Up 43 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 8 | #5,959 | Down 823 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 61 | #1,043 | Down 64 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 10 | #5,136 | Down 644 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 68 | #979 | Up 219 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 12 | #4,492 | Up 1,150 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 43 | #1,198 | Up 60 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 36 | #1,258 | Up 453 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 7 | #5,642 | Down 1,342 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 21 | #1,711 | Down 27 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 10 | #4,300 | Up 2,264 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 21 | #1,684 | Up 234 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 5 | #6,564 | Down 3,959 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 17 | #1,918 | Down 510 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 22 | #2,605 | Up 503 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 31 | #1,408 | Down 33 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 17 | #3,108 | Down 489 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 32 | #1,375 | Down 34 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 22 | #2,619 | Up 542 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 34 | #1,341 | Up 261 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 16 | #3,161 | Up 28 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 25 | #1,602 | Down 329 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 16 | #3,189 | Down 369 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 38 | #1,273 | Down 74 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 19 | #2,820 | Down 766 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 42 | #1,199 | Up 221 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 30 | #2,054 | Up 322 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 30 | #1,420 | Down 32 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 23 | #2,376 | Up 550 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 32 | #1,388 | Down 402 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 16 | #2,926 | Down 473 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 57 | #986 | Up 308 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 21 | #2,453 | Down 231 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 34 | #1,294 | Down 198 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 24 | #2,222 | Up 1,745 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 47 | #1,096 | Down 38 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 9 | #3,967 | Up 941 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 47 | #1,058 | Up 798 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 17 | #1,856 | Up 1,508 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 6 | #4,908 | Up 336 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 6 | #3,364 | Up 304 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 5 | #5,244 | — |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | — |