Desiray
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dez-uh-RAY
- Origin
- Latin
Desiray is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “desired”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Desiray 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 Desiray a girl's or a boy's name?
Desiray is a girls' name.
How popular is Desiray in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 98 girls. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the girls named Desiray in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Desiray in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6,014 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 37 | #4,022 |
| 2009 | 46 | #3,511 |
| 2008 | 49 | #3,376 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,750 |
| 2006 | 51 | #3,223 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3,077 |
| 2004 | 69 | #2,443 |
| 2003 | 58 | #2,704 |
| 2002 | 66 | #2,411 |
| 2001 | 61 | #2,508 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,772 |
| 1999 | 73 | #2,092 |
| 1998 | 55 | #2,495 |
| 1997 | 55 | #2,388 |
| 1996 | 62 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 58 | #2,277 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,805 |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,661 |
| 1992 | 59 | #2,234 |
| 1991 | 51 | #2,443 |
| 1990 | 60 | #2,148 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 34 | #2,982 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,432 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
Names like Desiray
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Kiara, Brianna, Kennedy, Mckenna, Delaney, Emily, Dayana, Destiny, Keeley, Devyn, Rhiannon
Names related to Desiray
Desiree, Desire, Desirae, Deserae, Desirea, Desaray, Deziray
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, “Desiray: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/desiray, updated 20 October 2026.