Desiree

DEZ-ih-ray
French
"desired, wished"

Desiree Origin and Meaning

The name Desiree is a girl's name of French origin meaning "desired, wished".

One of the original French names chosen by midcentury parents for their sophistication and je ne sais quoi, Desiree has since become completely assimilated in the US. It ranked in the Top 1000 from 1954-2017, but has since dropped back out.

"Désirée's Baby" is a short story by Kate Chopin, published in 1893.

# 964 in the US

Desiree Rank in US Top 1000

# 1023 on Nameberry

Desiree Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Desiree Popularity

Famous People Named Desiree

  • (Bernardine Eugénie) Désirée Clary
    one,time fiancee of Napoleon I; later Queen Desideria of Sweden as wife of Charles XIV John
  • Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla
    Princess of Sweden, Baroness Silfverschiöld, granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf
  • Désirée Margarethe Victoria Louise Sibylla Katharina Maria
    Princess of Hohenzollern; daughter of Princess Birgitta of Sweden and Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
  • Desiree Hartsock
    American reality TV personality ("The Bachelor," and "The Bachelorette"
  • Desiree Goyette
    American singer and voice actress
  • Desiree Akhavan
    Iranian,American filmmaker
  • Desiree Rose Marie Scott
    Canadian soccer player
  • Desireé Apolonio Bassett
    American guitarist
  • Desireé Cousteau
    American adult film actress
  • Desiree Nicole Linden
    American runner
  • Desirée Glapion Rogers
    former White House Social Secretary
  • Desiree Garcia Taron
    daughter of Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao
  • Lucille Desiree Ball
    American comedienne

Desiree in Pop Culture

  • Desiree Armfeldt
    character in musical "A Little Night Music"
  • Desiree
    character on TV's "Danny Phantom"
  • Desiree Stone
    character in the game "Hollywood U"
  • Desiree
    character from TV show "Dead Like Me"
  • "Desiree
    " 1954 movie about Desiree Clary
  • Desiree Dupree
    character from 'American Horror Story: Freakshow"
  • Desiree DeLite
    character in Ace Attorney
  • Desiree DeVere
    character in TV show "Little Britain"
  • "Desiree
    " song by Rick Vito and Stevie Nicks
  • Désirée from “ Désirée's Baby
    ” a short story by Kate Chopin