Desiderio comes from the Italian / Spanish tradition, meaning Desired one.
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How popular is Desiderio?
1979peak year
The name Desiderio reached its peak in 1979, with 14 registrations (ranked #3050). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1910. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9420) today, averaging about 8 new babies per year. Desiderio's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 635 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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