Masculine dossier · first seen 1904

Desmond

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Desmond
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1992

Peak rank proxy

1,068

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1904Peak 19922024

Peak year

1992

Decline from peak

16.9%

2024

888

All-time

39,186

Desmond has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1992, when 1,068 boys were named Desmond.

In 2024, only 888 boys were given the name.

Down 16.9% from its peak.

All told, about 39,186 Americans have been named Desmond and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1904.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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