Desire

Where Desire comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Desire through the years
  1. 1955
    First appearance
    #5,208 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1992
    Peak, #1,174
    149 babies named Desire, its best rank.
  4. 2014
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,469.
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