Desmund vs Desmond

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

Name A

Desmund

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Desmond

Boy name · Rank #368

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Desmund Desmond
Current Rank Unranked #368
Total Births (all years) 125 40,031
Peak Year 1990 1992
Peak Year Births 12 1,069
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1904

Births by Decade

Decade Desmund Desmond
1900ss — 14
1910ss — 164
1920ss — 380
1930ss — 238
1940ss — 247
1950ss — 492
1960ss — 1,180
1970ss 5 3,066
1980ss 28 5,400
1990ss 71 7,858
2000ss 11 6,316
2010ss 10 9,460
2020ss — 5,216

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Desmund Desmond
2014 — 1,035
2015 — 962
2016 5 894
2017 — 1,047
2018 — 1,030
2019 — 863
2020 — 862
2021 — 920
2022 — 907
2023 — 797
2024 — 891
2025 — 839

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.

← Compare different names