Boys' name · since 1904
Desmond
40,031 babies named Desmond in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,031
- born since 1904
- 2010s
- peak decade
40,031 babies have been named Desmond since 1904, making it today's #376 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desmond has been recorded 40,031 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #376 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #376 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 40,031 born since 1904
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desmond ranks #574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #376 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 40,031 born since 1904, peaking in the 2010s.
- #574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #376 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,031
- born since 1904
- 2010s
- peak decade
Desmond's 40,031 recorded births place it above 98.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Desmond compares
40,031 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Desmond's all-time total is 108x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Desmond | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,031 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,069 | 34 | 22,252 |
Desmond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Desmond's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 1,069, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Desmond popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 1,069
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Desmond popularity over time - girls
233 total births recorded since 1975 (Desmond as girls' name)
Desmond by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,460 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Desmond's strongest decade.
9,460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Desmond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 14
1900s
14 births
- 1910s 164
1910s
164 births
- 1920s 380
1920s
380 births
- 1930s 238
1930s
238 births
- 1940s 247
1940s
247 births
- 1950s 492
1950s
492 births
- 1960s 1,180
1960s
1,180 births
- 1970s 3,066
1970s
3,066 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,400 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,858 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,316 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,460 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,216 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,460 births (24% of all-time use).
How Desmond 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 Desmond's total volume
Desmond by state
Where Desmond concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,664 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,852 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,662 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,941 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,783 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,614 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,475 | 3.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,466 | 3.7% |
3,664 of 40,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Desmond appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Desmond's data
- Desmond's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,460 total births) through the 2020s (5,216) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Desmonds (3,664 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Desmond: 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 (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Desmond 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.