How Many People Are Named Desiree?
people named Desiree are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,252 people in the US has this name
Based on 83,761 babies named Desiree in Social Security records from 1910 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,925 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English form of DÉSIRÉE. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the movie 'Désirée' (1954).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Desiree (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Desiree alive today is about 36 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Desiree first appears in the records in 1910 and was given most often in 1983, to 2,925 babies. In 2025, 151 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1910 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Desiree never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #94, in 1983, and it was in the top 100 in 1983. In 2025 it ranked #1,429.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,429 |
| Best rank | #94 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (1983 to 1983) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #139 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Desiree alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Desiree were born in California than in any other state: about 16,712 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Desiree was given 2.9 times as often in New Mexico, 2.7 times in Hawaii and 1.7 times in Arizona.
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