Desmond

Desmond

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Desmond first appears in the data in 1963 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 28 babies (rank #467 that year). It was not in the 2017 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.

544

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1963	1	#971
1964	1	#961
1965	1	#1,018
1966	2	#903
1967	2	#923
1968	3	#874
1969	3	#893
1970	14	#538
1971	12	#575
1972	15	#513
1973	21	#420
1974	13	#526
1975	17	#454
1976	17	#458
1977	15	#485
1978	17	#472
1979	15	#507
1980	18	#485
1981	5	#821
1982	9	#661
1983	8	#696
1984	5	#836
1985	9	#687
1986	19	#508
1987	17	#539
1988	25	#464
1989	25	#486
1990	17	#572
1991	25	#488
1992	28	#467
1993	11	#693
1994	20	#547
1995	11	#706
1996	8	#804
1997	6	#893
1998	10	#747
1999	11	#726
2000	8	#829
2001	7	#887
2002	5	#998
2003	11	#736
2004	4	#1,064
2005	4	#1,053
2006	4	#1,047
2007	6	#878
2008	5	#950
2009	5	#941
2010	7	#827
2011	7	#810
2012	5	#909
2013	5	#917
2014	5	#887

Year

Babies

Rank

1963

#971

1964

#961

1965

#1,018

1966

#903

1967

#923

1968

#874

1969

#893

1970

#538

1971

#575

1972

#513

1973

#420

1974

#526

1975

#454

1976

#458

1977

#485

1978

#472

1979

#507

1980

#485

1981

#821

1982

#661

1983

#696

1984

#836

1985

#687

1986

#508

1987

#539

1988

#464

1989

#486

1990

#572

1991

#488

1992

#467

1993

#693

1994

#547

1995

#706

1996

#804

1997

#893

1998

#747

1999

#726

2000

#829

2001

#887

2002

#998

2003

#736

2004

#1,064

2005

#1,053

2006

#1,047

2007

#878

2008

#950

2009

#941

2010

#827

2011

#810

2012

#909

2013

#917

2014

#887

Numerology of Desmond

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Desmond

More popular boys' names

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Year-by-Year Detail