Is Desmond a boy or girl name?
Desmond is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 888 boys were named Desmond, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 39,419 US babies named Desmond were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #368
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Desmond since 1904
- 39,419
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 1,079 babies
Boys and girls named Desmond, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 380 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 238 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,179 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3,066 | 33 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 5,402 | 68 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 7,857 | 106 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 6,315 | 21 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 9,459 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 4,373 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 888 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 796 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 907 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 920 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 862 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 863 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,030 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,046 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 894 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 962 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,035 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 984 | #329 | 5 | #17,244 |
| 2012 | 924 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 843 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 878 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 788 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 720 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 676 | #425 | 5 | #18,378 |
| 2006 | 583 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 530 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 543 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 556 | #454 | 6 | #14,357 |
| 2002 | 584 | #422 | 5 | #16,128 |
| 2001 | 636 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 699 | #375 | 5 | #15,704 |
| 1999 | 742 | #351 | 10 | #8,966 |
| 1998 | 741 | #352 | 8 | #10,370 |
| 1997 | 885 | #308 | 16 | #5,953 |
| 1996 | 626 | #375 | 12 | #7,263 |
| 1995 | 667 | #361 | 9 | #8,963 |
| 1994 | 670 | #359 | 11 | #7,752 |
| 1993 | 752 | #336 | 12 | #7,145 |
| 1992 | 1,068 | #265 | 11 | #7,660 |
| 1991 | 835 | #308 | 11 | #7,547 |
| 1990 | 871 | #287 | 6 | #11,782 |
| 1989 | 759 | #315 | 11 | #7,102 |
| 1988 | 692 | #316 | 9 | #7,873 |
| 1987 | 594 | #339 | 8 | #8,196 |
| 1986 | 676 | #302 | 11 | #6,273 |
| 1985 | 677 | #301 | 5 | #11,090 |
| 1984 | 377 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 355 | #441 | 7 | #8,260 |
| 1982 | 357 | #453 | 6 | #9,528 |
| 1981 | 387 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 528 | #347 | 11 | #6,016 |
| 1979 | 443 | #383 | 10 | #6,320 |
| 1978 | 528 | #332 | 10 | #6,057 |
| 1977 | 370 | #407 | 8 | #7,047 |
| 1976 | 257 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 240 | #520 | 5 | #9,438 |
| 1974 | 313 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 279 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 246 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 225 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 165 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 132 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 127 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 148 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 121 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 124 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 134 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 116 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 100 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 92 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 85 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 60 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 49 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 56 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 62 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 65 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 23 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 15 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,463 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,468 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 34 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 29 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 33 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 50 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 52 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 66 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,555 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 30 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #900 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Desmond reached #265 in 1992. As a girl name, it reached #5,953 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Desmond
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.