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Desmond name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Desmond ranks #376 in male records (839 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#376 · 839 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 52 male records (891 to 839); rank moved from #368 to #376.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 81 male records (920 to 839); rank moved from #354 to #376.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,047 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Desmond becoming more popular?

Desmond's reported male count decreased by 52 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #368 to #376. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Desmond. That is not a count of zero.

Desmond in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DesmondFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,0470201620252016: 894 male records2017: 1,047 male records2018: 1,030 male records2019: 863 male records2020: 862 male records2021: 920 male records2022: 907 male records2023: 797 male records2024: 891 male records2025: 839 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——839376
2024——891368
2023——797399
2022——907363
2021——920354
2020——862361
2019——863369
2018——1,030324
2017——1,047327
2016——894371

Questions about Desmond’s popularity

How common is Desmond in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Desmond ranks #376 in male records (839 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Desmond?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Desmond only.

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