Meaning of the nameDesirée
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- De-si-rée
Desirée is a female name of French origin, from the Latin Desideria, feminine of Desiderius, meaning 'desired'.
- People (2022)
- 2,693
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,176
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,160
- people
Desirée in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Desirée, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (962 people).
2,673 women 20 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Desirée is most common
States with the highest share of people named Desirée in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 785 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 338 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 303 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 294 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 286 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 105 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 73 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 49 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 48 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 45 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 42 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Desirée
Desirée comes from French, which took it from the Latin Desideria, feminine of the name Desiderius; Wiktionary gives the French meaning as 'desired'. Behind the Name gives the Latin verb desidero as the root, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Desiree is probably of French origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,693 people named Desirée, with or without the accent, and 1,154 named Desire. The name is almost always female. The dictionary lists Desirree, Desyree and Deziree as spelling variants.
The most common spelling in the group; IBGE strips accents, so Desirée and Desiree are counted together.
Other spellings of Desirée
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Desirée | 2,693 |
| Desire | 1,154 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Désirée · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Desiree · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Desiree · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Desirée
What does the name Desirée mean?
Desirée means “desired”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Desirée in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,693 people with the first name Desirée, which ranks it number 4,176 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Desirée a boy's or a girl's name?
Desirée is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,673 women and 20 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Desirée?
Desirée is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Desirée most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Desirée (303 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Desirée?
Desire. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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