Dezire
Dezire was the 4582nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3144th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,299 places. More babies were named Dezire in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,582 girls, down 293 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 990babies recorded
Dezire popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,582 | #8,426 | 30 | 9 |
| 2020 | #4,289 | — | 32 | — |
| 2010 | #4,126 | — | 36 | — |
| 2000 | #4,097 | — | 30 | — |
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How popular is Dezire, counting every spelling?
Dezire is a spelling of Desire, a name family that ranked #1,486 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,582 for Dezire 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 Dezire?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dezire (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dezire 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 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dezire.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dezire?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Dezire are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 21. That makes Dezire 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dezire: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dezire, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dezire
How popular is the name Dezire?
Dezire was the 4582nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3144th with 53 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,299 places. More babies were named Dezire in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Dezire a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Dezire in the US.