unisex name
Desani
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 146
Desani is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 69% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2001, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Desani over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 62 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 47 |
How popular is Desani?
In 2025, Desani was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Desani
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Desani also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Desani over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Desani
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Desani — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Desani
How popular is the name Desani?
In 2025, Desani was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Desani a girl's or a boy's name?
Desani is used for both girls and boys. About 69% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Desani most popular?
Desani peaked in 2001, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Desani a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Desani currently ranks #13,154 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.