Desired or wished for
Derived from the French name Désirée, which itself comes from the Latin 'Desiderata'. It was historically given to children whose births were long-awaited or particularly hoped for. The name gained international recognition through the 19th-century Queen of Sweden, Désirée Clary.
Less common today
Desiree isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #122 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Queen of Sweden and Norway and former fiancée of Napoleon Bonaparte
Former White House Social Secretary for the Obama administration
Iranian-American film director and actress
American long-distance runner and Boston Marathon winner
The glamorous actress protagonist of the musical A Little Night Music · A Little Night Music
