Fun Facts About the Name Desiderio
- 650 babies named Desiderio: U.S. records list 650 babies given the name Desiderio from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Desiderio Mean?
Desiderio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Late Latin name Desiderius, meaning "longed-for" or "desired." It comes from the Latin noun desiderium, "longing, desire, a longing for something absent or lost," and the related verb desiderare, "to long for, wish for." In Italian, desiderio is also the ordinary word for "desire" or "wish." The name therefore expresses the idea of being wanted or yearned for. The deeper etymology of desiderare is uncertain; an old proposal connected it with sidus, "star," but that derivation is not securely established.
Desiderio Name History & Origins
The Latin name Desiderius appears in Latin records from late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Several Christian saints bore it, including Desiderius of Vienne, a bishop who died in the early seventh century, and Desiderius of Cahors, a seventh-century bishop. Its vernacular forms include Italian Desiderio, Spanish Desiderio, Portuguese Desidério, and French Didier. The feminine form in Italian and Spanish is Desideria.
Another notable bearer was Desiderius, the last king of the Lombards, who reigned from 756 until Charlemagne defeated him in 774 and ended the Lombard kingdom. In the Renaissance, the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus took the Latin name Desiderius along with Erasmus; his use is famous but much later than the name's early Christian and medieval occurrences.
How Popular is the Name Desiderio?
Desiderio has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,651 in 1910.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,924 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #11,226 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #6,992 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,187 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,735 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,821 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,994 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,924 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,051 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #7,732 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,537 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #11,066 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,608 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,731 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,955 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,733 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #7,843 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #10,136 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #10,029 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #9,830 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,797 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #9,183 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,897 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #5,816 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #6,977 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #6,672 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #7,021 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,217 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,118 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #9,208 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,979 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #5,879 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #7,692 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #6,695 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #5,322 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,085 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,129 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,416 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #4,613 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #3,754 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,523 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,466 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #3,050 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #4,255 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,081 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,094 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,438 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,635 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,512 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,086 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,533 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #3,946 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,548 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,174 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,653 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,039 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,195 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,737 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,925 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #3,357 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,093 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,406 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,629 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,960 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #2,579 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,409 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,898 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,825 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,408 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,396 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,714 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #2,813 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,191 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,669 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,692 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,199 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,347 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,907 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,106 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #2,962 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #4,362 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,994 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,609 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,569 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #2,344 | 11 | 0.0013% |
| 1910 | #1,651 | 5 | 0.0026% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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