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Desire

“Variant of Desiree — Desired” — French (via Désirée) origin

Girl's name · #2239 in the US (2025) · 90s

Desire has appeared in US records since 1955 — best rank #1174 (1992) · 5,336 babies named Desire all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Desires

• Desire Oparanozie — Nigerian footballer
• Desire Luzinda — Ugandan singer

In stories & tradition

• Desire — The Sandman
• Desire Annable — Merry Mount

What Desires become

Among 33 notable people named Desire:

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