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Desiree

Girl

Meaning of Desiree: French: 'desired'

Desiree is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1386th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1386

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

83,761

First recorded 1910 · peak 1983

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,615 babies1982: 2,107 babies1983: 2,925 babies1984: 2,239 babies1985: 2,311 babies1986: 2,018 babies1987: 2,260 babies1988: 2,276 babies1989: 2,357 babies1990: 2,585 babies19901991: 2,493 babies1992: 2,760 babies1993: 2,444 babies1994: 2,554 babies1995: 2,405 babies1996: 2,282 babies1997: 2,185 babies1998: 1,999 babies1999: 1,820 babies2000: 1,795 babies20002001: 1,721 babies2002: 1,550 babies2003: 1,505 babies2004: 1,402 babies2005: 1,161 babies2006: 1,103 babies2007: 1,022 babies2008: 851 babies2009: 715 babies2010: 641 babies20102011: 485 babies2012: 470 babies2013: 453 babies2014: 401 babies2015: 349 babies2016: 285 babies2017: 273 babies2018: 256 babies2019: 242 babies2020: 234 babies20202021: 232 babies2022: 227 babies2023: 197 babies2024: 213 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Desiree per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,925.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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