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Desi
OriginShort form of Desiree, French
Meaning"desired"
About Desi
Desi makes Desiree a lot cuter and more boyish.
Pronounced DEZ-ee.
As of October 2026, Desi ranked #4096 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2067 in 1959.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,091 | 35 | 20.6 |
| 2019 | #4,801 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | #4,192 | 33 | 20.4 |
| 2021 | #4,182 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | #3,660 | 42 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | #4,481 | 31 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | #3,976 | 37 | 22.8 |
| 2025 | #4,096 | 35 | 21.8 |
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