Boys' name · since 1975
Dezmond
3,632 babies named Dezmond in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,632
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dezmond is the #2069 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,632 recorded since 1975.
Dezmond has 3,632 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2069 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,241 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,069 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,632 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dezmond ranks #2,241 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,069 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,632 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,241 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,069 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,632
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dezmond's 3,632 recorded births place it above 95.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dezmond compares
3,632 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Dezmond's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dezmond | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,632 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dezmond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dezmond splits its recorded history at 2001: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dezmond popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Dezmond by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,182 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Dezmond's strongest decade.
1,182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dezmond births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 186
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
735 births
- 2000s
2000s
966 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,182 births
- 2020s
2020s
540 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,182 births (33% of all-time use).
How Dezmond 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 Dezmond's total volume
Dezmond by state
Where Dezmond concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 411 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 285 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 111 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 102 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 74 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 71 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 47 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 41 | 1.1% |
411 of 3,632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Dezmond appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dezmond's data
- Dezmond's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,182 total births) through the 2020s (540) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dezmonds (411 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 Dezmond: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Dezmond 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.