Desmond
Boy name
Desmond meaning
a man from south munster
Desmond at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #368 in 2024
Desmond popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | #874 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1920 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1960 | #825 | 85 |
| 1970 | #630 | 165 |
| 1980 | #347 | 528 |
| 1990 | #287 | 871 |
| 1992 | #265 | 1,068 |
| 2000 | #375 | 699 |
| 2010 | #349 | 878 |
| 2020 | #361 | 862 |
| 2024 | #368 | 888 |
All 117 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | #874 | 8 |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1911 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,545 | 16 |
| 1915 | #1,600 | 19 |
| 1916 | #1,206 | 30 |
| 1917 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1918 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1920 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1921 | #1,360 | 30 |
| 1922 | #840 | 66 |
| 1923 | #954 | 52 |
| 1924 | #1,133 | 40 |
| 1925 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1926 | #963 | 50 |
| 1927 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1928 | #1,382 | 28 |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1930 | #1,331 | 29 |
| 1931 | #1,170 | 34 |
| 1932 | #1,254 | 29 |
| 1933 | #1,456 | 22 |
| 1934 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,390 | 24 |
| 1936 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1937 | #1,403 | 23 |
| 1938 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #1,458 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1941 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1942 | #1,682 | 18 |
| 1943 | #1,460 | 23 |
| 1944 | #1,483 | 21 |
| 1945 | #1,378 | 23 |
| 1946 | #1,257 | 31 |
| 1947 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1948 | #1,346 | 29 |
| 1949 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,181 | 37 |
| 1951 | #1,097 | 43 |
| 1952 | #1,298 | 33 |
| 1953 | #1,102 | 44 |
| 1954 | #918 | 65 |
| 1955 | #949 | 62 |
| 1956 | #999 | 56 |
| 1957 | #1,090 | 49 |
| 1958 | #1,172 | 43 |
| 1959 | #993 | 60 |
| 1960 | #825 | 85 |
| 1961 | #793 | 92 |
| 1962 | #763 | 100 |
| 1963 | #725 | 116 |
| 1964 | #665 | 134 |
| 1965 | #665 | 124 |
| 1966 | #672 | 121 |
| 1967 | #615 | 148 |
| 1968 | #666 | 127 |
| 1969 | #687 | 132 |
| 1970 | #630 | 165 |
| 1971 | #534 | 225 |
| 1972 | #501 | 246 |
| 1973 | #467 | 279 |
| 1974 | #448 | 313 |
| 1975 | #519 | 240 |
| 1976 | #497 | 257 |
| 1977 | #407 | 370 |
| 1978 | #332 | 528 |
| 1979 | #383 | 443 |
| 1980 | #347 | 528 |
| 1981 | #423 | 387 |
| 1982 | #453 | 357 |
| 1983 | #441 | 355 |
| 1984 | #429 | 377 |
| 1985 | #301 | 677 |
| 1986 | #302 | 676 |
| 1987 | #339 | 594 |
| 1988 | #316 | 692 |
| 1989 | #315 | 759 |
| 1990 | #287 | 871 |
| 1991 | #308 | 835 |
| 1992 | #265 | 1,068 |
| 1993 | #336 | 752 |
| 1994 | #359 | 670 |
| 1995 | #361 | 667 |
| 1996 | #375 | 626 |
| 1997 | #308 | 885 |
| 1998 | #352 | 741 |
| 1999 | #351 | 742 |
| 2000 | #375 | 699 |
| 2001 | #397 | 636 |
| 2002 | #421 | 584 |
| 2003 | #454 | 556 |
| 2004 | #466 | 543 |
| 2005 | #471 | 530 |
| 2006 | #463 | 583 |
| 2007 | #425 | 676 |
| 2008 | #412 | 720 |
| 2009 | #384 | 788 |
| 2010 | #349 | 878 |
| 2011 | #355 | 843 |
| 2012 | #339 | 924 |
| 2013 | #329 | 984 |
| 2014 | #330 | 1,035 |
| 2015 | #351 | 962 |
| 2016 | #371 | 894 |
| 2017 | #327 | 1,046 |
| 2018 | #323 | 1,030 |
| 2019 | #369 | 863 |
| 2020 | #361 | 862 |
| 2021 | #354 | 920 |
| 2022 | #363 | 907 |
| 2023 | #399 | 796 |
| 2024 | #368 | 888 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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