Given name
Desirae
“one who is desired”
Desirae is a variant of Desiree. One French interpretation is “one who is desired.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Desirae is a variant of Desiree. One French interpretation is “one who is desired.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Desirae is a variant of Desiree. An origin associated with Desiree is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Desirae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,160
- 0 boys · 13,160 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 540 babies
- 2025
- 64
- #2,702 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 64 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,702 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 540 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,017 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Desirae’s family of names
Desirae has a related form in Desiree.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Desirae
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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