Desirae
Desirae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Desirae
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Desirae is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Desirae
The earliest SSA record of Desirae as a baby girl name dates back to 1955, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 540 newborns named Desirae — #469 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Desirae on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Desirae ranks #3,091 for baby girls with 52 births, falling sharply (-26%). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Desirae
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About the name Desirae
Desirae is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Desirae's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #469. Use the chart and map above to compare Desirae'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.