NameTides

Desiree

Desiree was the #1,427 girls' name in the US in 2025 (151 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Desiree as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Desiree as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Desiree as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,427 (151)#2,788 (9)——#2,282 (9)
2024#1,135 (213)#4,193 (5)——#1,833 (12)
2023#1,209 (197)#4,057 (5)——#1,582 (14)
2022#1,098 (227)#3,534 (6)——#1,854 (11)
2021#1,080 (232)#2,341 (11)——#1,286 (19)
2020#1,059 (234)#2,163 (12)——#1,359 (17)
2019#1,057 (242)#3,151 (7)——#875 (31)
2018#1,014 (256)#3,178 (7)——#1,089 (23)
2017#965 (273)#4,063 (5)——#1,049 (24)
2016#953 (285)#3,214 (7)——#986 (27)
2015#805 (349)#2,705 (9)——#934 (28)
2014#703 (401)#2,659 (9)——#917 (29)
2013#617 (453)#2,176 (12)——#647 (44)
2012#609 (470)#2,717 (9)——#890 (30)
2011#594 (485)#2,432 (10)——#821 (33)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1983 at #94.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Desiree is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,500 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Desiree by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,027CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #813TNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,224TXFlorida: #1,243FL
Desiree (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DesireeCanadaGirls#2,2829
DesireeEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
DesireeIrelandGirls—too few
DesireeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DesireeUSGirls#1,427151
DesireeUSBoys—too few