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Desiree

girl name
Origin
French
Syllables
3
Peak era
1980s/2000s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“'desired', from Latin desiderata”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Desiree peaked in the 1980s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

2,693 people · the #4,176 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 76,923 · median age 30

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Desiree living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 91 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Desiree

People given the name Desiree in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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