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Désirée


Gender: Feminine
Language
: French, English
Etymology:
Désirée is the French form of a Latin name, Desirata, or Desiderata, meaning “Desired.”

History:
The Latin name Desiderius (or Desideratus) belonged to many early French saints, and the modern French name Desire, was common in France until the mid-20th century.

The feminine form of the name was popularized in the English word by a1953 novel (by Annemarie Selinko) and a 1954 movie (staring Marlon Brando) entitled Desirée, about the life of Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, a woman who became engaged to Napoleon but married the future King of Sweden.


Pronunciation: dez-urr-ray.

Alternates: Desirae, Desire, Desaray, Desiray.
Spanish: Desidera.
Swedish: Desideria.

Masculine: Desire.


Famous Bearers:
Royalty:
Bernardine Eugneie Désirée Clary (1777-1860)
A merchants daughter who was engaged to Napoleon, but married to Charles XIV of Sweden.
Désirée Elizabeth Bernadotte (1938-)
Swedish princess.


Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.035 % named Desiree
0.003 % named Desirae
0.002 % named Desire

Popularity of Desiree
:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 513th most popular.
1960-1970: 356th most popular.
1970-1980: 269th most popular.
1980-1990: 134th most popular.
1990: 127th most popular.
1991: 130th most popular.
1992: 125th most popular.
1993: 136th most popular.
1994: 127th most popular.
1995: 133rd most popular.
1996: 141st most popular.
1997: 143rd most popular.
1998: 157th most popular.
1999: 174th most popular.
2000: 182nd most popular.
2001: 193rd most popular.
2002: 213th most popular.
2003: 216th most popular.


In France...
1900: 121st most popular.
1910: 157th most popular.
1920: 164th most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

Popularity of Desirae:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 669th most popular.
1990: 507th most popular.
1991: 502nd most popular.
1992: 495th most popular.
1993: 491st most popular.
1994: 523rd most popular.
1995: 534th most popular.
1996: 536th most popular.
1997: 592nd most popular.
1998: 615th most popular.
1999: 677th most popular.
2000: 618th most popular.
2001: 665th most popular.
2002: 708th most popular.
2003: 775th most popular.



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