A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Desiree
glossy · theatrical · neon
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenFrom the French Désirée, derived from the Latin Desiderata, meaning desired. The name gained transatlantic visibility after Annemarie Selinko's 1951 historical novel about Désirée Clary and its subsequent 1954 Hollywood film adaptation. American parents adopted it steadily over the following three decades, hitting full stride in the early 1980s.
Also answers toDes, Desi, Rae
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1910–2025
SSA Data 1910 peak: 2,925 souls, A.D. 1983 2025
2025: 151 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
37 yrs
Most Desirees were born around 1983 — old enough to remember dial-up.
Peak Reign
1983
№94 that year
Generation
Millennial, 46%
then Gen Z 25% · Gen X 18%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈84K ever born · now falling
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Desiree grew up with
SSA Datamall arcades·the first Nintendo·mixtapes
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Desiree peaked in 1983.
Estimated average age: 37.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Desiree sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Desiree belongs to the era of roller rinks, early MTV, and crimped hair. The name reads as mid-eighties pop with a French accent mark that birth certificate clerks routinely omitted. Today, the average holder is thirty-seven years old, placing her squarely in the elder-Millennial bracket. It rarely appears on an elementary school roster anymore.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name crested in 1983 when about three thousand baby girls received it in a single year.
Field Note 02
Nearly half of all living Desirees belong to the Millennial generation, with Gen Z forming the next largest share at twenty-five percent.
Field Note 03
Annual registrations dropped to 151 in 2025, down from its top-one-hundred peak four decades earlier.
Notable Desirees
AI-WrittenDesiree Lindenlong-distance runner and Boston Marathon winner, b. 1983
Desiree Akhavanfilm director and screenwriter, b. 1984
Desiree Colemansinger and actress, b. 1965
Ephemera — If Desiree were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Bakersfield, California
Color
Electric plum
Job
Dental hygienist
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