as a First Name
Transferred use of an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic byname Deasmhumhnach ‘(man from) south Munster’, an ancient Irish kingdom named after Mumhu, one of its early kings.
| 1,593rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 13,028
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 23,134
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Desmond per capita
- 1992
- marked the height of its popularity
0.02%
99.98%
0.83%
55+
55+
19%
30-54
30-54
35%
13-29
13-29
45%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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