Desire - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Desire \d(e)-si-re\ is a variant of Desirée (French), and the meaning of Desire is "much desired".

The baby name Desire sounds like Desyre, Desiri, Desirea, Desirae and Desir. Other similar baby names are Kesare, Dasie, Deidre, Deedre, Deziree, Dezirae, Desiray, Desirat, Desaree, Desarae and Jesirae.

Desire is a common female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Desire. Compare Desire with related baby names.