Desirae is an American spelling of Desiree, from the French Désirée, which means "desired" or "longed-for", a name once given to a long-awaited child. Désirée Clary, the Marseille merchant's daughter who was engaged to Napoleon and later became queen of Sweden, is its most famous bearer. Desirae was at number 613 in 2000, its best rank, left the top 1,000 in the following years and ranks number 2,702 in 2025, with 64 births.