Desire is an uncommon variant of Desiree that peaked in 2008 and remains in steady use.
Desire is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,244 among girls (82) and #6,546 among boys (13) — overall #3,661 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | #2,244 | #6,546 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | #2,183 | #6,548 |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | #2,096 | #6,290 |
| 2022 | 103 | 103 | #2,054 | #8,478 |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | #2,048 | #7,739 |
| 2020 | 101 | 101 | #2,054 | #7,149 |
| 2019 | 89 | 89 | #2,206 | #12,627 |
| 2018 | 102 | 102 | #2,050 | #9,928 |
| 2017 | 114 | 114 | #1,933 | #7,711 |
| 2016 | 114 | 114 | #1,913 | #8,309 |
| 2015 | 70 | 70 | #2,564 | — |
| 2014 | 73 | 73 | #2,479 | — |
| 2013 | 86 | 86 | #2,176 | — |
| 2012 | 91 | 91 | #2,105 | — |
| 2011 | 105 | 105 | #1,900 | — |
| 2010 | 107 | 107 | #1,980 | #11,089 |
| 2009 | 145 | 145 | #1,558 | — |
| 2008 | 164 | 164 | #1,439 | — |
| 2007 | 131 | 131 | #1,729 | #12,829 |
| 2006 | 133 | 133 | #1,608 | — |
| 2005 | 129 | 129 | #1,582 | — |
| 2004 | 113 | 113 | #1,717 | — |
| 2003 | 119 | 119 | #1,618 | — |
| 2002 | 133 | 133 | #1,434 | — |
| 2001 | 137 | 137 | #1,387 | — |
| 2000 | 133 | 140 | #1,398 | — |
| 1999 | 147 | 147 | #1,261 | — |
| 1998 | 125 | 131 | #1,374 | — |
| 1997 | 124 | — | #1,379 | — |
| 1996 | 117 | — | #1,417 | — |
| 1995 | 145 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1994 | 129 | — | #1,317 | — |
| 1993 | 136 | — | #1,259 | — |
| 1992 | 149 | — | #1,176 | — |
| 1991 | 147 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1990 | 115 | — | #1,374 | — |
| 1989 | 89 | — | #1,575 | — |
| 1988 | 99 | — | #1,411 | — |
| 1987 | 108 | — | #1,295 | — |
| 1986 | 88 | — | #1,450 | — |
| 1985 | 90 | — | #1,411 | — |
| 1984 | 74 | — | #1,541 | — |
| 1983 | 86 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1982 | 59 | — | #1,829 | — |
| 1981 | 54 | — | #1,963 | — |
| 1980 | 47 | — | #2,162 | — |
| 1979 | 45 | — | #2,193 | — |
| 1978 | 50 | — | #1,944 | — |
| 1977 | 28 | — | #2,851 | — |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #2,744 | — |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #2,825 | — |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #3,734 | — |
| 1973 | 16 | — | #3,824 | — |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #2,763 | — |
| 1971 | 17 | — | #3,689 | — |
| 1970 | 21 | — | #3,138 | — |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #3,661 | — |
| 1968 | 11 | — | #4,272 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,095 | — |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #4,015 | — |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,269 | — |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #3,410 | — |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #3,370 | — |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,336 | — |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,830 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,304 | — |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,477 | — |
| 1958 | 12 | — | #3,592 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,295 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,351 | — |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,506 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,833 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,678 |