How popular is the name Desiree?

Desiree ranks 406th among girls' names in US records, with 83,796 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,506.

Is Desiree a unisex name?

No. Desiree is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1983, when 2,915 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#406 of girl names

Pronounced D EH1 S AY0 R IY0 (ARPABET)

Desiree is a girls' name, and first appears in 1910. It has been given to 83,796 children — the 406th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 66% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1983, when 2,915 children were given it.

1983Girls: 2,915Boys: 10

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Desiree?: Desiree ranks 406th among girls' names in US records, with 83,796 births since 1910. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,506.
Is Desiree a unisex name?: No. Desiree is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Desiree most popular?: 1983, when 2,915 children were given the name. It has been in use for 115 years and is still recorded as of 2024.