Desmund vs Deshawn

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

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Desmund

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Deshawn

Boy name · Rank #1435

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Metric Desmund Deshawn
Current Rank Unranked #1435
Total Births (all years) 125 16,074
Peak Year 1990 1997
Peak Year Births 12 563
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1964

Births by Decade

Decade Desmund Deshawn
1960ss — 87
1970ss 5 1,337
1980ss 28 2,061
1990ss 71 4,992
2000ss 11 4,323
2010ss 10 2,479
2020ss — 795

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Desmund Deshawn
2014 — 249
2015 — 204
2016 5 180
2017 — 187
2018 — 234
2019 — 177
2020 — 179
2021 — 137
2022 — 130
2023 — 122
2024 — 127
2025 — 100

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, 1977–2016.

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