Desire is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1900 in 2011 with 105 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 164 births ranking #1439. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 10.3%. In 2011, approximately 1 in every 16,751 girls born was named Desire. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.