Désirée, Desiree, Desirée or Desirae (with other variations possible) is a feminine given name of French origin ultimately derived from the Latin word desiderata, meaning desired. Desideria, an early version of the name and a feminine form of Desiderius, was in use in Europe as early as the 800s. The Puritans used the name Desire as a virtue name.
Notable people
Désirée Artôt (1835–1907), Belgian soprano
Desirae Brown (born 1979), American classical pianist, member of The 5 Browns
Desiree Burch (born 1979), American comedian
Désirée Clary (1777–1860), Queen Desideria of Sweden and Norway
Desireé Cousteau (born 1956), American pornographic actress
Desiree del Valle (born 1982), Philippine-American actress
Desire Doue, French footballer
Desirée Goyette (born 2005), American singer
Desiree Gould (1945–2021), American actress
Desiree Heslop (born 1961), British singer also known by the stage name Princess
Desiree Horton (born 1971, nickname: "Chopper Chick"), a Los Angeles helicopter pilot and TV reporter
Désirée Le Beau (1907–1993), Austro-Hungarian-American industrial chemist
Desiree Lim (born 1971), Malaysian-born Canadian independent film director, producer, and screenwriter
Desiree Lowry (born 1972), Puerto Rican beauty pageant competitor and director of Miss Universe Puerto Rico
Desiree van Lunteren (born 1992), Dutch footballer
Désirée Miloshevic, Internet public servant
Desirée Murray, Trinidad and Tobago politician
Désirée Nosbusch (born 1965), Luxembourgish actress
Desirée Rogers (born 1959), American corporate executive and former White House Social Secretary
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938–2026), Swedish princess
Desiree Singh (born 1994), German pole vaulter
Desirée Sparre-Enger (born 1976), Norwegian bubblegum dance singer also known by the stage name Bambee
Désirée Talbot (1926–2020), South African opera singer
Désirée van der Walt (born 1956), South African politician
Desiree Washington (born 1973), American beauty pageant contestant
Desi-Rae Young (born 2002), American basketball player
Desirée Annette Weekes (born 1968), English pop singer known by the stage name Des'ree