The first name Désiré

In 2025, 8 girls were named Désiré, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2018, with 14 births (#1,977).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Désiré with other names.

In 2025, 82 girls born in the United States were named Désiré, the 2,244th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2008, when 164 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Désiré Doué
  French footballer (born 2005)
• Désiré Nisard
  French author and literary critic (1806-1888)
• Désiré Charnay
  French archaeologist and photographer (1828–1915)
• Désiré Bourgeois
  Belgian footballer (1908-1996)
• Désiré Beaurain
  Fencer (1881-1963)
• Désiré Keteleer
  Belgian cyclist (1920–1970)
• Désiré Bastin
  Belgian footballer (1900-1971)
• Désiré Mérchez
  French swimmer (1882–1968)
• Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht
  French conductor and composer (1880–1965)
• Désiré Letort
  French road bicycle racer (1943–2012)
• Désiré Koranyi
  Association football player (1914–1981)
• Désiré Defauw
  Conductor, violinist, 1885–1960

• Charlotte
• Sophie
• Jean
• Isabelle
• Esme
• Anne
• Amber
• Caroline
• Louise
• Claire
• Eloise
• Jane
• Margot
• Paige
• Josephine
• Madeleine

All 210 names of French origin

What does the name Désiré mean?

Borrowed from French Désiré.

What is the origin of the name Désiré?

Borrowed from French Désiré.

How popular is the name Désiré?

In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Désiré, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2018, with 14 births.

Is Désiré a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 5,468 US babies named Désiré since 1880 were girls.

When was Désiré most popular?

2008 in the United States, when 164 babies were named Désiré, its highest rank at 1,439th.

What are other spellings of Désiré?

Desire.