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Desire
OriginEnglish word name
About Desire
Believe it or not, this was a fairly common appellation in early New England, interpreted not in the sexual sense, but more in terms of desiring salvation. In modern times, the French name Desiree, pronounced dehz-ih-ray, would be more acceptable.
Pronounced dih-ZY(R).
As of October 2026, Desire ranked #2244 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1175 in 1992.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,478 | 73 | 40.9 |
| 2015 | #2,563 | 70 | 39.2 |
| 2016 | #1,912 | 105 | 59.3 |
| 2017 | #1,932 | 104 | 60.2 |
| 2018 | #2,049 | 95 | 55.8 |
| 2019 | #2,204 | 84 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,054 | 90 | 55.7 |
| 2021 | #2,047 | 94 | 57.3 |
| 2022 | #2,054 | 94 | 57.3 |
| 2023 | #2,093 | 92 | 57.3 |
| 2024 | #2,194 | 86 | 53.1 |
| 2025 | #2,244 | 82 | 51 |
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