How popular is the name Desmond?

Desmond ranks 544th among boys' names in US records, with 39,419 births since 1904. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,168.

Is Desmond a unisex name?

No. Desmond is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1992, when 1,068 children were given the name. It has been in use for 121 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#544 of boy names

Pronounced D EH1 Z M AH0 N D (ARPABET)

Desmond is a boys' name, and first appears in 1904. It has been given to 39,419 children — the 544th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1992, when 1,068 children were given it.

1992Boys: 1,068Girls: 11

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Desmond?: Desmond ranks 544th among boys' names in US records, with 39,419 births since 1904. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,168.
Is Desmond a unisex name?: No. Desmond is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Desmond most popular?: 1992, when 1,068 children were given the name. It has been in use for 121 years and is still recorded as of 2024.