Desire is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1581 in 2005 with 129 recorded births. This places Desire in the top 8% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 164 births ranking #1439. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 10.3%. In 2005, approximately 1 in every 14,323 girls born was named Desire. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.