Boys' name · since 1977
Desmund
125 babies named Desmund in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 125
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desmund sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 125 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desmund has been recorded 125 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1977 to 2016.
- #15,948 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 125 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desmund ranks #15,948 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,948 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 125
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Desmund's 125 recorded births place it above 64.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Desmund's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Desmund splits its recorded history at 1994: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Desmund popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2016
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Desmund by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Desmund's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Desmund births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (57% of all-time use).
Desmund by state
Where Desmund concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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- Desmund's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Desmunds (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Desmund: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1977–2016 (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 Desmund 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.