Desmond

Boy's name · #376 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Desmond reached its best rank, #264, in 1992 and ranked #376 in 2025. About 40,000 boys have carried it since 1904.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#409 in Ireland (2025) · #1,322 in England & Wales (2025) · #498 in Canada (2024).

Desmond Tutu — South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
Desmond Morris — British zoologist and ethologist (1928–2026)
Desmond Doss — American combat medic (1919–2006)
Desmond Llewelyn — British actor (1914–1999)
Desmond Dekker — Jamaican ska singer-songwriter (1941–2006)

Among 427 notable people named Desmond:

Military figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Desmond Fitzpatrick, British Army general.

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