girl's name
Dezire
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 990
Dezire is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 53 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 85,012 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Dezire over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 110 |
| 2000s | 349 |
| 2010s | 341 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 185 |
How popular is Dezire?
In 2025, Dezire was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dezire
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dezire also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dezire over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dezire
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dezire — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dezire
How popular is the name Dezire?
In 2025, Dezire was given to 39 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Dezire a girl's or a boy's name?
Dezire is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Dezire most popular?
Dezire peaked in 2011, when 53 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dezire a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dezire currently ranks #4,622 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.