Desmond

Given to 40,264 US babies since 1904

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#376
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
839
boys 839
Peak year
2018
1,030 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
40,264
since 1904

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Desmond was most popular in 2018, when 1,030 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.57 per 1,000). In 2025, 839 babies were named Desmond, ranking #376 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Desmond was most popular in 2018, when 1,030 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.57 per 1,000). In 2025, 839 babies were named Desmond, ranking #376 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.20.40.60.81880192019602000Peak 2018

Desmond was most popular in 2018, when 1,030 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.57 per 1,000). In 2025, 839 babies were named Desmond, ranking #376 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 839 376
2024 <5 — 891 368
2023 <5 — 797 399
2022 <5 — 907 363
2021 <5 — 920 354
2020 <5 — 862 361
2019 <5 — 863 369
2018 <5 — 1,030 323
2017 <5 — 1,047 327
2016 <5 — 894 371
2015 <5 — 962 351
2014 <5 — 1,035 330
2013 5 16547 984 329
2012 <5 — 924 339
2011 <5 — 843 355
2010 <5 — 878 349
2009 <5 — 789 383
2008 <5 — 720 412
2007 5 17636 676 425
2006 <5 — 583 463
2005 <5 — 530 472
2004 <5 — 543 466
2003 6 13844 556 454
2002 5 15432 584 421
2001 <5 — 636 397
2000 5 15031 699 375
1999 10 8805 742 351
1998 8 10122 741 352
1997 16 5868 885 308
1996 12 7130 626 375
1995 9 8766 667 361
1994 11 7604 670 359
1993 12 7038 752 336
1992 11 7512 1,069 264
1991 11 7430 835 308
1990 6 11409 871 287
1989 11 6955 759 315
1988 9 7691 692 316
1987 8 7987 594 339
1986 11 6156 676 301
1985 5 10677 677 301
1984 <5 — 376 430
1983 7 8047 355 441
1982 6 9237 356 454
1981 <5 — 387 423
1980 11 5912 528 347
1979 10 6189 443 383
1978 10 5958 528 332
1977 8 6892 370 407
1976 <5 — 257 497
1975 5 9067 240 518
1974 <5 — 313 447
1973 <5 — 279 467
1972 <5 — 246 501
1971 <5 — 225 534
1970 <5 — 165 630
1969 <5 — 132 687
1968 <5 — 127 666
1967 <5 — 148 615
1966 <5 — 121 672
1965 <5 — 124 665
1964 <5 — 134 665
1963 <5 — 117 723
1962 <5 — 100 763
1961 <5 — 92 793
1960 <5 — 85 825
1959 <5 — 60 993
1958 <5 — 43 1172
1957 <5 — 49 1090
1956 <5 — 56 999
1955 <5 — 62 949
1954 <5 — 65 918
1953 <5 — 44 1102
1952 <5 — 33 1297
1951 <5 — 43 1097
1950 <5 — 37 1181
1949 <5 — 26 1434
1948 <5 — 29 1346
1947 <5 — 36 1213
1946 <5 — 31 1257
1945 <5 — 23 1378
1944 <5 — 21 1483
1943 <5 — 23 1461
1942 <5 — 18 1682
1941 <5 — 25 1333
1940 <5 — 15 1802
1939 <5 — 21 1458
1938 <5 — 23 1397
1937 <5 — 23 1403
1936 <5 — 17 1639
1935 <5 — 24 1390
1934 <5 — 16 1783
1933 <5 — 22 1456
1932 <5 — 29 1254
1931 <5 — 34 1170
1930 <5 — 29 1330
1929 <5 — 28 1339
1928 <5 — 28 1382
1927 <5 — 33 1267
1926 <5 — 50 963
1925 <5 — 33 1246
1924 <5 — 40 1133
1923 <5 — 52 954
1922 <5 — 66 840
1921 <5 — 30 1360
1920 <5 — 20 1747
1919 <5 — 15 2063
1918 <5 — 23 1539
1917 <5 — 22 1528
1916 <5 — 30 1206
1915 <5 — 19 1600
1914 <5 — 16 1545
1913 <5 — 17 1256
1912 <5 — 9 1746
1911 <5 — 5 1740
1910 <5 — 8 1193
1909 <5 — <5 —
1908 <5 — 6 1217
1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — <5 —
1904 <5 — 8 874

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Other spellings

Dezmond · 3,632 Desmund · 125

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Where Desmond is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years