Meaning and history
Anglicized form of Irish Deasmhumhain, meaning “south Munster,” referring to the region of Desmond in southern Ireland, formerly a kingdom. It may also derive from the related surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, used for someone from that region. A notable bearer is South African archbishop and activist Desmond Tutu (1931–2021).
20062006: 583 births, rank #463
2007: 676 births, rank #425
2008: 720 births, rank #412
2009: 789 births, rank #383
2010: 878 births, rank #349
20112011: 843 births, rank #355
2012: 924 births, rank #339
2013: 984 births, rank #329
2014: 1,035 births, rank #330
2015: 962 births, rank #351
20162016: 894 births, rank #371
2017: 1,047 births, rank #327
2018: 1,030 births, rank #323
2019: 863 births, rank #369
2020: 862 births, rank #361
20212021: 920 births, rank #354
2022: 907 births, rank #363
2023: 797 births, rank #399
2024: 891 births, rank #368
20252025: 839 births, rank #376
Desmond moved from #368 to #376 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1992, with 1,069 births.