Boys' name · since 1969
Desmon
Desmon has 1,293 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,293
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desmon currently ranks #9069 among boys' names in America, with 1,293 babies recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desmon has been recorded 1,293 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #9069 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,362 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,069 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,293 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desmon ranks #4,362 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,069 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,293 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,362 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,293
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desmon's 1,293 recorded births place it above 90.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Desmon compares
1,293 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Desmon's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Desmon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,293 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Desmon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Desmon's full recorded timeline at 1998, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Desmon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Desmon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (395 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Desmon's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Desmon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 131
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
248 births
- 1990s
1990s
395 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s 137
2010s
137 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 395 births (31% of all-time use).
How Desmon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Desmon's total volume
Desmon by state
Where Desmon concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 55 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 31 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
55 of 1,293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Desmon's data
- Desmon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Desmons (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Desmon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Desmon 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 August 2026.