Desiree

deh-zer-RAY /ˌdɛzɚˈɹeɪ/
girl 3 syllables cooling

Desiree is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1983 and has since faded.

Desiree is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,429 for girl births in the United States (and #2,681 across all names), given to 151 babies. Desiree was first reported in SSA data in 1910 and peaked in 1983 (2,915 births).

About the name Desiree

Pronunciationdeh-zer-RAY /ˌdɛzɚˈɹeɪ/
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#1,429among girls 2025
#2,681among all names 2025
151girls 2025

Names similar to Desiree

How popular is Desiree?

Girls named Desiree 151 in 2025
19101920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Desiree per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1910–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Desiree
196519701980199020002004
Boys named Desiree per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1910–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Desiree total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025151151#1,429—
2024213213#1,137—
2023197197#1,209—
2022227227#1,101—
2021232232#1,080—
2020234234#1,061—
2019242242#1,057—
2018256256#1,015—
2017273273#965—
2016285285#953—
2015349349#806—
2014401401#703—
2013453453#618—
2012470476#609—
2011485485#594—
2010641641#472—
2009715715#441—
2008851858#380—
20071,0221,029#327—
20061,1031,111#300—
20051,1611,177#286—
20041,4021,421#234#8,318
20031,5051,518#215—
20021,5501,569#214—
20011,7211,743#191—
20001,7951,806#181#10,808
19991,8201,847#173—
19981,9992,033#159—
19972,185—#147—
19962,282—#144#9,360
19952,405—#132#9,210
19942,554—#125#6,513
19932,444—#133—
19922,760—#122—
19912,493—#126#6,696
19902,585—#125#5,090
19892,357—#127#5,280
19882,276—#127#4,526
19872,260—#124#4,653
19862,018—#141#3,699
19852,311—#126#5,292
19842,239—#128#4,288
19832,925—#94#3,943
19822,107—#142#4,018
19811,615—#171#4,626
19801,793—#156#4,608
19791,641—#170#4,977
19781,818—#154#3,941
1977988—#252#6,084
1976837—#275—
1975753—#305—
1974778—#306#4,769
1973757—#310#5,285
1972785—#308—
1971757—#338#5,099
1970793—#333#4,892
1969777—#325#4,549
1968731—#321—
1967732—#323—
1966803—#314#4,086
1965861—#310#3,629
1964780—#341—
1963819—#328—
1962572—#402—
1961560—#412—
1960532—#420—
1959499—#427—
1958502—#416—
1957492—#422—
1956556—#373—
1955766—#309—
195498—#986—
195358—#1,276—
195232—#1,751—
195131—#1,745—
195029—#1,769—
194924—#1,974—
194824—#1,965—
194727—#1,868—
194618—#2,248—
194512—#2,633—
19448—#3,448—
19438—#3,571—
194210—#3,037—
19416—#4,066—
194011—#2,607—
19398—#3,204—
193810—#2,778—
19356—#3,855—
19347—#3,543—
19325—#4,566—
19306—#4,149—
19287—#3,850—
192711—#2,904—
192512—#2,820—
19246—#4,588—
192110—#3,218—
19206—#4,517—
19199—#3,271—
19116—#2,262—
19105—#2,504—