Desmond

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English
Desmond first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 87 babies (rank #78 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Desmond

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Desmond yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

537
Total babies (all years)
13
Years in the data
87
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195287#78
195372#88
195462#95
195562#98
195655#99
196057#102
196146#105
196243#104
196347#102
20142#579
20151#1,139
20161#1,150
20172#582