Meaning: Its source is Desiderata, a Latin name meaning "Wanted child."

Popularity: The name Desirae ranked 688th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 2083rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.