Desmond
4 countries#376 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Desmond was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
40,264 births recorded 1904–2025 · currently #376 · peaked in 1992 with 1,080 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Georgia, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
146 births recorded 1974–2018 · peaked in 1975 with 23 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
70 births recorded 1987–2022 · currently #3308 · peaked in 2019 with 10 births
Most common in: Guyane
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
23 births recorded 1997–2015 · peaked in 2001 with 5 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Desmond’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #463 | — |
| 2007 | #425 | ↑38 |
| 2008 | #412 | ↑13 |
| 2009 | #383 | ↑29 |
| 2010 | #349 | ↑34 |
| 2011 | #355 | ↓6 |
| 2012 | #339 | ↑16 |
| 2013 | #329 | ↑10 |
| 2014 | #330 | ↓1 |
| 2015 | #351 | ↓21 |
| 2016 | #371 | ↓20 |
| 2017 | #327 | ↑44 |
| 2018 | #323 | ↑4 |
| 2019 | #369 | ↓46 |
| 2020 | #361 | ↑8 |
| 2021 | #354 | ↑7 |
| 2022 | #363 | ↓9 |
| 2023 | #399 | ↓36 |
| 2024 | #368 | ↑31 |
| 2025 | #376 | ↓8 |
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