Desmond

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 — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

537

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Desmond

Desmond TutuQ137178813 · b. 1931
Desmond Dosspacifist · b. 1919
Desmond Llewelynfilm actor · b. 1914
Desmond Dekkersongwriter · b. 1942
Desmond Harringtonfilm actor · b. 1976

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	87	#78
1953	72	#88
1954	62	#95
1955	62	#98
1956	55	#99
1960	57	#102
1961	46	#105
1962	43	#104
1963	47	#102
2014	2	#579
2015	1	#1,139
2016	1	#1,150
2017	2	#582