Desire is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2105 in 2012 with 91 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 164 births ranking #1439. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 22.2%. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 19,349 girls born was named Desire. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.