Desire is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2244 in 2025 with 82 recorded births. This places Desire in the top 13% 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 decreased by 29.9%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 19,601 girls born was named Desire. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.