Total births
182
Boys' name · since 1989
Desmin
Desmin has 182 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 182
- total births
- 1989–2025
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
182 boys have been named Desmin since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Desmin has 182 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- 182 total births
- 1989–2025 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Desmin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Desmin's full recorded timeline at 2004, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Desmin at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Desmin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Desmin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2000 (Desmin as girls' name)
Desmin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Desmin's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Desmin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 67 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Desmin? ▼
Desmin has been given to 182 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 12 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Desmin go back to 1989, giving 37 years of history 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.
What to do with Desmin's data
- Desmin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Desmin
Nearby Names Like Desmin
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Desmin
Desmond Boy
#368 40,031 births
Deshawn Boy
#1435 16,074 births
Destin Boy
#1677 6,124 births
Deshaun Boy
#3120 5,718 births
Desean Boy
#4749 4,031 births
Compare Desmin side by side: Desmin vs Desmond Desmin vs Deshawn Desmin vs Destin
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1989–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Desmin: Baby Name Since 1989 - 182 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/desmin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Desmin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.