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What does Desiree mean?
Desiree 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced DEZ-a-ray. It is of French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Desiree is "desired". From Desiderâta. The Puritans used Desire as a given name. Literary: a popular novel published in the 1960s traced the biography of the French Désirée Clary from poverty in Marseilles to the throne of Sweden. Parents often use this name as suggesting that the child will grow up to be a desirable woman. The name is often spelled phonetically to ensure the French pronunciation.
ASSOCIATED WITH puritans
Variations
VARIANTS Desarae, Desaree, Deseray, Desideria, Desir, Desirae▼, Desirat, Desiray, Desire, Desirea, Desiri, Desyre, Dezirae, Deziray, Deziree
SEE ALSO Didiane
MASCULINE FORMS Desiderio, Didier
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Desiree Shreya (D.S.), ..
How popular is Desiree?
Desiree is a very popular first name for women (#425 out of 4276, Top 10%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Desiree was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its apex position of #122 in the U.S. in 1992, and is at #1018 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Desiree (#1018 FROM RECENT DATA) rated in the Top 2000 are Desarae, Desirae, Desiray, Desire, Desirea and Dezirae. These relations of Desiree were favored by parents in the year 1994 (MEDIAN #1352) and have become significantly less popular since, with versions like Desirae becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Berree (see Berry), Casidee, Cecilee, Daicee (see Dacey), Daisee, Dasie, Debbee, Debee, Dedie, Deedee, Deedre, Deidre▼, Deidrie, Deirdre▼, Dejanee, Delaree, Delice, Delie, Deline, Delise, Delores▼, Delsine (see Dulce), Demee, Demie, Denice▼, Deniece, Denise▼, Denisse, Denize, Derdre, Deren, Derine, Desme, Destanee, Destine, Destinee▼, Destiney▼, Destinie▼, Devinee, Devinne, Dimitee, Dixee, Dominee, Doree, Dustee (see Dusty), Genivee, Heidee, Jenilee, Jeree, Jerree, Jesirae, Jeziree, Keree, Leslee, Merree, Shiree, Teree, Terree and Weslee. These names tend to be less frequently used than Desiree.
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