First Name DESIRE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DESIRE is ranked as the 6023rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,839.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.58 people named DESIRE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 79% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DESIRE is 4,211.
  • The SSA data also shows that DESIRE is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names DESIRE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,839 +/-8.3%
  • National Rank 6,023
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,211
  • National Rank 3,500
  • Percentile Rank 96.22%
  • Proportion/100k 1.32

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DESIRE is 62.9% White, 16.6% Hispanic origin, 16.5% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DESIRE have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DESIRE is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • French masculine given name
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DESIRE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 62.9% 63.9% -1.0%
Hispanic origin 16.6% 16.3% 0.3%
Black 16.5% 12.3% 4.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DESIRE is California where 266 people have this name.
  • New Jersey is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DESIRE, as 2.57 in every 100,000 New Jerseyans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • New Jersey is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 45 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 109 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DESIRE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 86.7% Indiana 44 0.67 85.8% Iowa 5 0.16 55.0% Kansas 7 0.24 14.6% Michigan 24 0.24 86.7% Minnesota 5 0.09 55.8% Missouri 7 0.22 15.6% Nebraska 7 0.35 14.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 60 0.52 88.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DESIRE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 86.7%
Indiana 44 0.67 85.8%
Iowa 5 0.16 55.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 14.6%
Michigan 24 0.24 86.7%
Minnesota 5 0.09 55.8%
Missouri 7 0.22 15.6%
Nebraska 7 0.35 14.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 60 0.52 88.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 84.3%
West State Statistics First-Names DESIRE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 76.3% California 266 0.68 95.1% Colorado 34 0.63 79.4% Hawaii 12 0.85 58.2% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 15.5% Nevada 64 2.26 85.2% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 22 0.55 70.5% Utah 17 0.56 59.0% Washington 33 0.46 85.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DESIRE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 76.3%
California 266 0.68 95.1%
Colorado 34 0.63 79.4%
Hawaii 12 0.85 58.2%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 15.5%
Nevada 64 2.26 85.2%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 22 0.55 70.5%
Utah 17 0.56 59.0%
Washington 33 0.46 85.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DESIRE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 85.4% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 74.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 13.7% New Jersey 229 2.57 94.0% New York 117 0.59 93.5% Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.2% Rhode Island 9 0.86 13.8% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DESIRE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 85.4%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 74.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 13.7%
New Jersey 229 2.57 94.0%
New York 117 0.59 93.5%
Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.2%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 13.8%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names DESIRE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 14.9% Arkansas 6 0.22 15.4% Delaware 4 0.38 13.9% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 65.3% Florida 127 0.64 94.9% Georgia 70 0.69 89.8% Kentucky 6 0.15 15.0% Louisiana 100 2.16 90.8% Maryland 34 0.57 84.5% Mississippi 7 0.22 15.6% North Carolina 35 0.35 88.2% Oklahoma 28 0.73 76.6% South Carolina 12 0.26 60.2% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.6% Texas 168 0.62 94.9% Virginia 52 0.63 86.6% West Virginia 36 1.97 75.9%

South States
State stats for the first name DESIRE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 14.9%
Arkansas 6 0.22 15.4%
Delaware 4 0.38 13.9%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 65.3%
Florida 127 0.64 94.9%
Georgia 70 0.69 89.8%
Kentucky 6 0.15 15.0%
Louisiana 100 2.16 90.8%
Maryland 34 0.57 84.5%
Mississippi 7 0.22 15.6%
North Carolina 35 0.35 88.2%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 76.6%
South Carolina 12 0.26 60.2%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.6%
Texas 168 0.62 94.9%
Virginia 52 0.63 86.6%
West Virginia 36 1.97 75.9%
 

Full Names with DESIRE as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DESIRE as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DESIRE.

The most popular full name is DESIRE Anderson. 1.01% of all the people named DESIRE have this family name.

There are 351 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DESIRE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DESIRE Anderson 1.01%
2 DESIRE Rodriguez 1.01%
3 DESIRE Garcia 0.76%
4 DESIRE Harris 0.76%
5 DESIRE Hart 0.76%
6 DESIRE Rivera 0.76%
7 DESIRE Robinson 0.76%
8 DESIRE Samuel 0.76%
9 DESIRE Smith 0.76%
10 DESIRE Taylor 0.76%
11 DESIRE Alexander 0.51%
12 DESIRE Ansaldo 0.51%
13 DESIRE Arnold 0.51%
14 DESIRE Barrett 0.51%
15 DESIRE Dougall 0.51%
16 DESIRE Freshour 0.51%
17 DESIRE Green 0.51%
18 DESIRE Herman 0.51%
19 DESIRE Hill 0.51%
20 DESIRE Jackson 0.51%

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