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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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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1962#402572—
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1960#420532—
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1954#98498—
1953#1,27658—
1952#1,74632—
1951#1,74031—
1950#1,76429—
1949#1,96724—
1948#1,95324—
1947#1,86327—
1946#2,22818—
1945#2,59812—
1944#3,3788—
1943#3,4938—
1942#2,98610—
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1940#2,57211—
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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 1957

  • 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: #342 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,617 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #237 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsNDMinnesota: #420 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,494 girlsMNIllinois: #421 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,519 girlsILWisconsin: #498 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,785 girlsWIMichigan: #462 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,595 girlsMINew York: #284 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsNYMassachusetts: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,968 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedSDIowa: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,711 girlsIAIndiana: #352 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,460 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,554 girlsOHPennsylvania: #352 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,691 girlsPANew Jersey: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,115 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #342 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 2,484 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedUTColorado: #390 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedWVVirginia: #432 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,605 girlsVAMaryland: #263 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedARTennessee: #469 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,381 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #468 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,062 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #308 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Desiree, so not publishedMSAlabama: #547 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,110 girlsALGeorgia: #661 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,201 girlsGAHawaii: #131 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 467 girlsHITexas: #666 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 7,215 girlsTXFlorida: #349 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#131 · 1 in 467
  2. North Dakota#237 · 1 in 1,335
  3. District of Columbia#243 · 1 in 1,515
  4. Maryland#263 · 1 in 1,788
  5. New York#284 · 1 in 2,066

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#131131 in 467
North Dakota#23751 in 1,335
District of Columbia#24391 in 1,515
Maryland#263171 in 1,788
New York#284821 in 2,066
Louisiana#308201 in 1,991
California#342661 in 2,484
Washington#342111 in 2,617
Florida#349171 in 2,701
Indiana#352151 in 3,460
Pennsylvania#352321 in 3,691
New Jersey#383141 in 4,115
Colorado#39061 in 3,112
Minnesota#42071 in 5,494
Illinois#421241 in 4,519
Virginia#43291 in 4,605
Iowa#44751 in 5,711
Ohio#448201 in 5,554
Michigan#462171 in 5,595
Massachusetts#46561 in 8,968
North Carolina#468101 in 5,062
Tennessee#46971 in 5,381
Wisconsin#49851 in 8,785
Alabama#54761 in 6,110
Georgia#66151 in 9,201
Texas#666161 in 7,215
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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 1957

girls
#422
492 births · 1 in 4,156 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #422Desiree492
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 4,156 of them was named Desiree, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Desiree
  1. #419Agnes494
  2. #420Daisy493
  3. #420Freda493
  4. #422Desiree492
  5. #423Delia490
  6. #424Katrina487
  7. #425Robbie486
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →