Gender
Origin
- French
- Desired
- English
- Variant of French Desiree.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Desire
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #6215, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #1435, 164 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2239, 82 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 82 |
| 2024 | 13 | 86 |
| 2023 | 14 | 92 |
| 2022 | 9 | 94 |
| 2021 | 10 | 94 |
| 2020 | 11 | 90 |
| 2019 | 5 | 84 |
| 2018 | 7 | 95 |
| 2017 | 10 | 104 |
| 2016 | 9 | 105 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2802, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #1977, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | – | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | – | 8 |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1909 (rank #58, 644 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #4051, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 17 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | – |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence