Names / Boy names
Desmond
Current rank
#376
holding steady
All-time peak
#264
in 1992
First recorded
1904
in U.S. data
Children named
40,200
since 1904
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #264 in 1992 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Desmond enters U.S. records in 1904. Its strongest year was 1992, at #264 nationally. It currently ranks #376 and is keeping its place. Over 40,200 have carried it since records began.