Desta is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1972 and has since faded.
Desta is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2025. Desta first appears in 1900 and peaked in 1972 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,507 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #9,923 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | #14,259 | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #11,939 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #16,931 | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | #17,157 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #13,548 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #13,866 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #17,863 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | #17,199 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #16,823 | — |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #8,729 | — |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,462 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,513 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #6,829 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #8,965 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #9,809 | — |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #10,797 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,672 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,268 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,573 | — |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #6,003 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,261 | — |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #10,912 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,580 | — |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #6,928 | — |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #5,842 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,825 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,725 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,182 | — |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #4,658 | — |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,084 | — |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #3,940 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,754 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,781 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,040 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,001 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,450 | — |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #4,989 | — |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #4,533 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,574 | — |
| 1957 | 8 | — | #4,631 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,182 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,873 | — |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,456 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,725 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,475 | — |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,435 | — |
| 1922 | 7 | — | #4,107 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #3,926 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,010 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,466 | — |