Desmond: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced DEZ-muhnd · 2 syllables

From Irish O Deasmhumhnaigh.

How popular is Desmond?

Desmond was the #376 name in the US in 2025, given to 839 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Desmond in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Desmond are older than 34; most are between 19 and 60. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Desmond have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Desmond is pronounced DEZ-muhnd.

Desmond was the #376 name in the US in 2025, given to 839 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Desmond are older than 34. Most are between 19 and 60.