Desaray
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dez-uh-RAY
- Origin
- Latin
Desaray is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “desired”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Desaray mean?
Latin: variant of Desiree, French for 'desired', from Latin desideratus
“desired”
A creative spelling of Desiree, the French word for desired, from Latin desideratus.
Is Desaray a girl's or a boy's name?
Desaray is a girls' name.
How popular is Desaray in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 63 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Desaray in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Desaray in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4,646 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 34 | #3,942 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 41 | #3,312 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 38 | #3,102 |
| 1996 | 30 | #3,627 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 40 | #2,880 |
| 1990 | 44 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
Names like Desaray
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Cassidy, Destiny, Brianna, Dayana, Kiara, Delaney, Tiana, Emely, Brittany, Amanda, Kennedy
Names related to Desaray
Desarae, Desiray, Dezaray, Desirea, Deseray, Desaree, Desirey
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Desaray: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/desaray, updated 20 October 2026.