Desmond vs Destin

Side-by-side comparison of Desmond and Destin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Desmond

Boy name · Rank #368

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Name B

Destin

Boy name · Rank #1677

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Metric Desmond Destin
Current Rank #368 #1677
Total Births (all years) 40,031 6,124
Peak Year 1992 2001
Peak Year Births 1,069 241
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1968

Births by Decade

Decade Desmond Destin
1900s 14 -
1910s 164 -
1920s 380 -
1930s 238 -
1940s 247 -
1950s 492 -
1960s 1,180 11
1970s 3,066 146
1980s 5,400 426
1990s 7,858 1,477
2000s 6,316 1,913
2010s 9,460 1,475
2020s 5,216 676

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Desmond Destin
2014 1,035 130
2015 962 148
2016 894 132
2017 1,047 131
2018 1,030 118
2019 863 144
2020 862 125
2021 920 122
2022 907 113
2023 797 111
2024 891 100
2025 839 105

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1904–2025.

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