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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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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1954#98498—
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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 2015

  • 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: #833 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,478 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: #667 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,495 girlsMNIllinois: #984 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,853 girlsILWisconsin: #742 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,880 girlsWIMichigan: #1,004 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,027 girlsMINew York: #1,138 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,025 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedRIOregon: #585 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,538 girlsORNevada: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsNVWyoming: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedINOhio: #893 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,278 girlsOHPennsylvania: #941 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,866 girlsPANew Jersey: #1,056 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,194 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #563 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 3,111 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedUTColorado: #878 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,679 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNEMissouri: #947 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,439 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,496 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedDEArizona: #570 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,575 girlsAZNew Mexico: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedKSArkansas: #491 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsARTennessee: #1,061 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,231 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #896 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,045 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: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,661 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMSAlabama: #803 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,935 girlsALGeorgia: #776 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,058 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedHITexas: #658 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,463 girlsTXFlorida: #733 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#317 · 1 in 1,217
  2. New Mexico#378 · 1 in 1,310
  3. Arkansas#491 · 1 in 1,970
  4. California#563 · 1 in 3,111
  5. Arizona#570 · 1 in 2,575

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#31791 in 1,217
New Mexico#37851 in 1,310
Arkansas#49161 in 1,970
California#563661 in 3,111
Arizona#570121 in 2,575
Louisiana#58581 in 2,661
Oregon#58561 in 2,538
Texas#658491 in 3,463
Minnesota#66771 in 3,495
Florida#733211 in 4,094
Wisconsin#74261 in 3,880
Georgia#776121 in 4,058
Alabama#80351 in 3,935
Washington#83371 in 4,478
Colorado#87851 in 4,679
Ohio#893101 in 5,278
North Carolina#89691 in 5,045
Pennsylvania#94191 in 5,866
Missouri#94751 in 5,439
Illinois#984101 in 5,853
Michigan#1,00471 in 6,027
New Jersey#1,05661 in 6,194
Tennessee#1,06151 in 6,231
New York#1,138131 in 7,025
Virginia#1,21851 in 7,496
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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 2015

girls
#805
349 births · 1 in 5,115 girls

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #805Desiree349
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 5,115 of them was named Desiree, which outranked 95.8% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Desiree
  1. #802Patricia351
  2. #802Salma351
  3. #804Deborah350
  4. #805Desiree349
  5. #805Brenda349
  6. #805Julieta349
  7. #808Adilynn348
  8. #808Keyla348
  9. #810Emmeline347

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

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →