Recorded 1989–2025 Boys' name Peak 1997 182 births

Desmin — boys' name

182 babies named Desmin in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s672000s612010s372020s11

The verdict

182 boys have been named Desmin since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

182
total births
1989–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Desmin was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Desmin in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Desmin

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Desmin between 1989 and 2025, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Desmin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Desmin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Desmin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Desmin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 182 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Desmin at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

182

Since 1989

37 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1989

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2025

Desmin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1989

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 202520142010200620031999199519911989 6

Desmin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2000 (Desmin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2000 5

Desmin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 37% of Desmin's all-time total
1980s61990s672000s612010s372020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Desmin?
182 babies have been named Desmin since 1989. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Desmin most popular?
Desmin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Desmin been used?
Desmin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 37 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Desmin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Desmond, Deshawn, Destin, Deshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.