Girl
Desire
Desire means "desired, longed for", according to etymological references. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. Across the twelve decades this registry covers, it appears in 9 of them.
EtymologyVariant of Desiree
EtymologyMeaning "desired, longed for"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
15
1920s
5
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
36
1960s
114
1970s
273
1980s
794
1990s
1,334
2000s
1,336
2010s
759
Peaked in the 2000s · 4,666 total U.S. births since 1900