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Desire

Girl's name · #2244 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Desire's best rank, #1176, came in 1992; it has settled back to #2244 today. Roughly 5,300 girls have been named Desire since 1955.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,478 in Canada (2025) · #474 in Italy (2024) · #5,707 in Ecuador (2024) · #4,303 in France (2023) · #2,285 in Austria (2021) · #426 in Puerto Rico (2000).

Famous Desires

• Desiré Wilson — South African racing driver (born 1953)
• Desire Oparanozie — Nigerian footballer (born 1993)
• Desiré Whitmore — American physicist
• Desire Luzinda — Ugandan singer (born 1984)
• Desiré du Plessis — South African high jumper (born 1965)

In stories & tradition

• Desire Annable^Wikidata — Operatic character in the opera Merry Mount by Howard Hanson

What Desires become

Among 24 notable people named Desire:

No single standout — notable Desires spread across many fields.

Similar names: Desiree · Acacia · Destinee · Klaire · Jupiter · Deja

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