Desiree

#1,427 for girls in 2025, 151 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,143
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 2,915 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
83,563
since 1910

Desiree over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #94, 1983girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,427151—
2024#1,135213—
2023#1,209197—
2022#1,098227—
2021#1,080232—
2020#1,059234—
2019#1,057242—
2018#1,014256—
2017#965273—
2016#953285—
2015#805349—
2014#703401—
2013#617453—
2012#609470—
2011#594485—
2010#472641—
2009#441715—
2008#380851—
2007#3271,022—
2006#3001,103—
2005#2861,161—
2004#2341,394#8,1438
2003#2151,505—
2002#2131,550—
2001#1911,721—
2000#1811,790#10,3495
1999#1731,820—
1998#1591,999—
1997#1472,185—
1996#1442,277#9,0155
1995#1322,400#8,8685
1994#1252,546#6,3728
1993#1332,444—
1992#1222,760—
1991#1262,486#6,5197
1990#1252,575#4,99310
1989#1272,348#5,1659
1988#1272,266#4,45010
1987#1242,251#4,5739
1986#1412,006#3,65312
1985#1262,304#5,1477
1984#1282,230#4,2159
1983#942,915#3,88410
1982#1422,097#3,96610
1981#1711,607#4,5098
1980#1561,785#4,4958
1979#1701,634#4,8427
1978#1541,809#3,8579
1977#251983#5,8455
1976#275837—
1975#305753—
1974#306772#4,6346
1973#310752#5,1015
1972#308785—
1971#338752#4,9075
1970#333788#4,7245
1969#325772#4,4045
1968#321731—
1967#323732—
1966#314798#3,9485
1965#310855#3,5376
1964#341780—
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1962#402572—
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1960#420532—
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1954#98498—
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1949#1,96724—
1948#1,95324—
1947#1,86327—
1946#2,22818—
1945#2,59812—
1944#3,3788—
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First appearance
1910

The first year at least five girls were named Desiree! It came in at #2,398, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1918, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Desiree is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNHWashington: #424 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,534 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,422 girlsMNIllinois: #419 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,986 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedWIMichigan: #473 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,519 girlsMINew York: #288 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedRIOregon: #313 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedIAIndiana: #510 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,297 girlsINOhio: #439 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,781 girlsOHPennsylvania: #364 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,490 girlsPANew Jersey: #368 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,613 girlsNJConnecticut: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,516 girlsCTCalifornia: #297 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,744 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedUTColorado: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNEMissouri: #399 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,730 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedWVVirginia: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,961 girlsVAMaryland: #342 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedDEArizona: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #529 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,070 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #354 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedALGeorgia: #564 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,363 girlsGAHawaii: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 600 girlsHITexas: #666 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,670 girlsTXFlorida: #329 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#167 · 1 in 600
  2. New York#288 · 1 in 1,863
  3. California#297 · 1 in 1,744
  4. Minnesota#297 · 1 in 2,422
  5. Oregon#313 · 1 in 2,021

Best ever in a state: #22 in New Mexico, 1987.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#167101 in 600
New York#288901 in 1,863
California#297991 in 1,744
Minnesota#297161 in 2,422
Oregon#31381 in 2,021
Florida#329221 in 2,285
Maryland#342101 in 3,015
Louisiana#354181 in 2,157
Connecticut#35871 in 3,516
Pennsylvania#364321 in 3,490
Arizona#36571 in 2,162
New Jersey#368161 in 3,613
Colorado#38171 in 2,791
Missouri#399121 in 3,730
Illinois#419271 in 3,986
Washington#42481 in 3,534
Ohio#439221 in 4,781
Michigan#473161 in 5,519
Indiana#51081 in 6,297
North Carolina#52981 in 6,070
Georgia#56471 in 6,363
Virginia#59951 in 7,961
Texas#666171 in 6,670
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Desiree
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 292 spots since 2024 (#1,135 → #1,427)
  • 368 spots since 2020 (#1,059 → #1,427)
  • 622 spots since 2015 (#805 → #1,427)
  • Biggest jump: 675 spots in 1955 (#984 → #309)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 2016 (#805 → #953)
Rise & fade · girls
73 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1910
  • Peaked 1983 at #94 (2,915 births)
  • Births halved by 2004, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1983
  • Top 1,000: 64 yrs · run 1954–2017
Share of babies · girls
1 in 573
  • Highest: 1 in 573 girls born in 1983 were named Desiree (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,644 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 28.1% of all girls named Desiree (23,492) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s20#2,191 (1911)#2,603
1920s52#2,778 (1925)#3,563
1930s42#2,730 (1938)#3,587
1940s148#1,863 (1947)#2,699
1950s3,063#309 (1955)#946
1960s7,151#310 (1965)#350
1970s9,865#154 (1978)#275
1980s21,809#94 (1983)#134
1990s23,492#122 (1992)#139
2000s12,812#181 (2000)#277
2010s3,855#472 (2010)#779
2020s1,254#1,059 (2020)#1,168

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Desiree in 1960

girls
#420
532 births · 1 in 3,801 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #420Desiree532
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 3,801 of them was named Desiree, which outranked 94.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Desiree
  1. #417Kristy535
  2. #418Dale534
  3. #418Valarie534
  4. #420Desiree532
  5. #420Verna532
  6. #422Ladonna529
  7. #423Lorri528
  8. #424Marcy527

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →