Is Desiree a boy or girl name?
Desiree is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 213 girls and 0 boys were named Desiree, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 83,607 US babies named Desiree were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,130
- Babies named Desiree since 1910
- 83,607
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 2,925 babies
Boys and girls named Desiree, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 20 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,063 | 100% |
| 1960s | 16 | 7,152 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 42 | 9,864 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 92 | 21,809 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 35 | 23,492 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 13 | 12,812 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,854 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,101 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,130 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,211 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,100 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,081 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,061 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,056 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 256 | #1,014 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 273 | #965 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 285 | #953 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 349 | #806 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 400 | #704 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 453 | #618 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 470 | #608 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 485 | #594 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 641 | #472 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 715 | #441 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 851 | #380 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #327 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,103 | #300 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,161 | #286 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,318 | 1,394 | #234 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,505 | #215 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,550 | #214 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,721 | #191 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,807 | 1,790 | #181 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,820 | #173 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,999 | #159 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,185 | #147 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,358 | 2,277 | #144 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,209 | 2,400 | #132 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,514 | 2,546 | #125 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,444 | #133 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 2,760 | #122 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,696 | 2,486 | #126 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,090 | 2,575 | #125 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,280 | 2,348 | #127 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,526 | 2,266 | #127 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,653 | 2,251 | #124 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,699 | 2,006 | #141 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,292 | 2,304 | #126 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,288 | 2,230 | #128 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,943 | 2,915 | #94 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,017 | 2,097 | #142 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,626 | 1,607 | #171 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,609 | 1,785 | #156 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,977 | 1,634 | #170 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,940 | 1,809 | #154 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,082 | 983 | #252 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 837 | #275 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 753 | #305 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,769 | 772 | #306 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,285 | 752 | #310 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 785 | #308 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,100 | 751 | #339 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,892 | 788 | #333 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,549 | 772 | #325 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 732 | #321 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 732 | #323 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,084 | 798 | #314 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,629 | 855 | #310 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 781 | #341 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 819 | #328 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 571 | #403 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 561 | #411 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 531 | #421 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 499 | #427 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 502 | #416 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 492 | #422 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 556 | #373 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 766 | #309 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 98 | #986 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,276 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,751 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,745 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,769 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,974 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,965 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,868 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,248 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,633 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,448 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,571 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,037 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,066 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,607 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,205 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,778 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,855 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,543 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,566 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,149 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,850 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,904 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,820 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,588 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,218 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,517 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,271 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,262 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,504 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Desiree reached #3,629 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #94 in 1983. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Desiree
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.