Desiree
French Désirée, from Latin desiderata, “desired, longed for.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Desiree first shows up in the national records in 1910. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 1983 and 1983. Its biggest year was 1983, when 2,915 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 94 nationally. All told, 83,761 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Desirae (13,160), Dezirae (2,062), Desarae (1,799), Desiray (1,782), Deziree (1,457), Dezarae (1,421) (total births since 1880)
Explore Desiree interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 | No. 2191 |
| 1920s | 52 | No. 2778 |
| 1930s | 42 | No. 2730 |
| 1940s | 148 | No. 1863 |
| 1950s | 3,063 | No. 309 |
| 1960s | 7,151 | No. 310 |
| 1970s | 9,865 | No. 154 |
| 1980s | 21,809 | No. 94 |
| 1990s | 23,492 | No. 122 |
| 2000s | 12,812 | No. 181 |
| 2010s | 3,855 | No. 472 |
| 2020s | 1,254 | No. 1059 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.