Desiree
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning desired or wished for.
Babies a year
271
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
How Desiree has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #807 |
| 2016 | #953 |
| 2017 | #965 |
Desiree by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Desiree. In the US, 271 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,914 babies in 1983, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Desiree. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Desiredesired or wished for113 in the US (2017)
- Desiraedesired; variant spelling of Desiree75 in the US (2017)
- Dezireedesired; a form of Desiree15 in the US (2017)
- Desireadesired one; respelling of desiree5 in the US (2017)
- Destineedestiny; altered spelling of Destinée156 in the US (2017)
- Desiraydesired; a form of Desiree with altered spelling13 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Desiree
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