Desire is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2563 in 2015 with 70 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 164 births ranking #1439. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 40.2%. In 2015, approximately 1 in every 25,495 girls born was named Desire. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.