Desire is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2478 in 2014 with 73 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 164 births ranking #1439. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 37.6%. In 2014, approximately 1 in every 24,465 girls born was named Desire. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.