Desiderio
Desiderio is both a surname and a given name in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (Desidério), derived from the Latin Desiderius. A diminutive of the name is Desi.
Meaning & Origin of Desiderio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Desiderio is both a surname and a given name in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (Desidério), derived from the Latin Desiderius. A diminutive of the name is Desi.
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The Story of Desiderio
Desiderio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1910, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 14 Desiderios were born — ranking #3,018 that year. As of 2026, Desiderio ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 635 Desiderios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Desiderio
Phonetically similar names — useful when Desiderio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Desiderium
- Desiderius
- Desierto
- Dysentery
- Dysphoria
- Desideratum
- Daddario
- Dispari
- Dysuria
- Tessitore
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About the name Desiderio
Desiderio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 635 births in the dataset. Desiderio's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #3,018. Use the chart and map above to compare Desiderio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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