Desire
Desire was the 2244th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1176th; the most babies were born in 2008 (164). Over the last ten years it has moved up 320 places. More babies were named Desire in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,244 girls, down 190 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 82girls
- Girls and boys
- 88% girls, 12% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,468babies recorded
Desire popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,244 | #6,546 | 82 | 13 |
| 2020 | #2,054 | #7,149 | 90 | 11 |
| 2010 | #1,980 | #11,089 | 101 | 6 |
| 2000 | #1,398 | — | 133 | — |
| 1990 | #1,374 | — | 115 | — |
| 1980 | #2,162 | — | 47 | — |
| 1970 | #3,138 | — | 21 | — |
| 1960 | #5,304 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Desire, counting every spelling?
Desire is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,486 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,244 for Desire on its own. Together these spellings went to 126 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desire | 82 | #2,244 | 449 |
| Dezire | 30 | #4,582 | 125 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Desire?
82 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Desire (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Desire born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 102 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Desire.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Desire?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Desire are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 35. That makes Desire mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Desire by state
How common Desire was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.8×), Ohio (2.7×), Illinois (2.7×), Florida (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Desire: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Desire, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Desire
How popular is the name Desire?
Desire was the 2244th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1176th; the most babies were born in 2008 (164). Over the last ten years it has moved up 320 places. More babies were named Desire in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Desire a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 88% girls, 12% boys given the name Desire in the US.
Where is Desire most popular?
In 2021–2025, Desire was most common in Georgia (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Illinois.