Is Desire a boy or girl name?
Desire is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 13 boys were named Desire, so 86.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.8% of the 5,372 US babies named Desire were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,524
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,194
- Babies named Desire since 1915
- 5,372
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Desire, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 114 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 794 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,334 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,332 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 37 | 914 | 96.1% |
| 2020s | 57 | 456 | 88.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,524 | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,285 | 92 | #2,093 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,471 | 94 | #2,054 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,736 | 94 | #2,047 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,143 | 90 | #2,054 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,622 | 84 | #2,204 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,925 | 95 | #2,049 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,707 | 104 | #1,932 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,309 | 105 | #1,912 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,563 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,478 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,105 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,900 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,088 | 101 | #1,979 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,558 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,439 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,828 | 126 | #1,729 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,608 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,581 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,717 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,617 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,434 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,387 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,398 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,261 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,374 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,379 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,417 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,184 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,317 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,259 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,175 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,184 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,374 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,576 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,411 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,295 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,450 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,411 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,541 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,380 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,829 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,963 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,162 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,193 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,944 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,851 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,745 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,826 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,733 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,824 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,763 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,689 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,138 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,659 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,273 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,095 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,015 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,270 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,410 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,370 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,337 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,830 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,305 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,479 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,592 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,295 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,351 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,506 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,833 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,678 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Desire reached #2,678 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #1,175 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Desire
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.