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Desiree

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What official birth registration shows about Desiree: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1211 to #4192.200020052010201520202025#1211#4192
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2350
1997#1958
1998#1211
1999#1805
2000#2167
2001#1870
2002#2301
2003#1472
2004#1535
2005#1796
2006#2137
2007#1656
2008#3005
2009#2148
2010#2392
2011#2432
2012#2717
2013#2176
2014#2659
2015#2705
2016#3214
2017#4063
2018#3178
2019#3151
2020#2163
2021#2341
2022#3533
2023#4056
2024#4192
2025#2788

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 29 of the 48 years from 1965 to 2012.

In 2012: #571 among girls in Norway, #2717 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #532 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Desiree's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#27889HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#41925HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#216312HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#31787HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#27059HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#26599HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#217612HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#27179HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#214811HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#165615HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#213710HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#179612HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#153514HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#147214HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#18059HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#121116HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#19588HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#23506HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#3313HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5714HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4417HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4567HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4238HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4627HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4966HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4777HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5665HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4677HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5256HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#40110HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5965HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4439HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#38911HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#42210HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#40710HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#36912HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#4289HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5825HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4887HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4717HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#4857HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5126HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#5036HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5964HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#5884HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5964HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5684HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5324HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#4285HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#4494HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Desiree is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Desiree, between 1965 and 2025, in 54 of those 61 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: highest position in 1985Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1978England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319652025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1965–201229#369 in 1985
Republic of Ireland1973–20095#428 in 1978
England and Wales1996–202530#1211 in 1998
Northern Ireland20031#331 in 2003

Its high point came 25 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1978) than in Northern Ireland (2003).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1965; it appears again in 1971.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Desiree

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1965–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #331 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.