Boy’s name · Irish, American English

Dezmond

How to say it: DEZ-mund · /ˈdɛzmənd/

Respelling of Desmond, Irish place-name meaning man from South Munster - modern American variant.

Dezmond was the 1,657th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 72 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 42% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,904 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,657for boys in 2025
1 in 46,046US babies
72born in 2025
#1,904projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Dezmond
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,657
Babies born in 202572
Share of births1 in 46,046
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−42%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,904

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Dezmond is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 63 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Dez
  • Des
  • Dezzy

Honouring a Dezmond in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Dezmond is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Irish.

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