Girls' name · peaked in 1983
Desiree name popularity since 1925
83,719 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Desiree. Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Desiree is about 37 years old in 2026. Desiree peaked in 1983 as the #94 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 83,719
- Named Desiree, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,429 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 83,521 girls · 198 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 3.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Desiree made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Desiree births per year, 1925–2025
1983 was the biggest year for Desiree both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1973 and 1978, Desiree became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 1,940 baby girls to 1 in 847.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 1,720 to 1 in 3,630.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Desiree's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Desiree.
Decade by decade
Babies named Desiree in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 30 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 42 | 0 | #3,855 |
| 1940s | 148 | 0 | #2,633 |
| 1950s | 3,063 | 0 | #309 |
| 1960s | 7,151 | 16 | #310 |
| 1970s | 9,865 | 42 | #305 |
| 1980s | 21,809 | 92 | #126 |
| 1990s | 23,492 | 35 | #132 |
| 2000s | 12,812 | 13 | #286 |
| 2010s | 3,855 | 0 | #806 |
| 2020–25 | 1,254 | 0 | #1,429 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.9% of babies named Desiree from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Desiree is most popular
The index compares Desiree's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Desiree.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 3.04× | 1,371 |
| Hawaii | 2.56× | 653 |
| Arizona | 2.03× | 2,145 |
| California | 2.00× | 17,327 |
| Nevada | 1.88× | 549 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Desiree and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Desiree (this page) | 83,521 | 1983 |
| Desirae | 13,160 | 1993 |
| Deziree | 1,457 | 2001 |
| Deseree | 1,251 | 1983 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Desiree's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Desiree.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Desiree (1983).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data