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.

Desiree Rank in US Top 1000

# 964 in the US

Desiree Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1020 on Nameberry

Desiree Popularity

• 964 US 2017
• 1020 Nameberry 2024
• 208 Unique 2023

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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