Desmond Name Popularity
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How popular is Desmond?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Desmond, ranked the 323rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Desmond has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Its highest popularity ranking of #264 was reached in 1992 with 1,067 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Desmond was less than 5, most recently in 1909.
Desmond, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1911-1916, 1919-1922, 1942-1947, 1948-1954, 1957-1964, 1968-1974, 1987-1992, and 2004-2010, whereas 1916-1919, 1922-1925, and 1931-1934 were years of successive downward movement.
For a number of years, the name Desmond has been moving upward in popularity. however, the number of children named Desmond lately has remained about the same.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Desmond?
Desmond's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Desmond is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Desmond (Girl) | Desmond (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | < 5 | -- | 1,024 | 323 |
| 2017 | | < 5 | -- | 1,044 | 325 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 894 | 369 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 959 | 352 |
| 2014 | | < 5 | -- | 1,033 | 330 |
| 2013 | | 5 | 17,229 | 981 | 329 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 924 | 339 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 843 | 355 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 878 | 349 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 788 | 384 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 720 | 411 |
| 2007 | | 5 | 18,370 | 676 | 425 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 583 | 463 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 530 | 471 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 542 | 466 |
| 2003 | | 6 | 14,353 | 556 | 454 |
| 2002 | | 5 | 16,124 | 584 | 422 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 636 | 397 |
| 2000 | | 5 | 15,703 | 698 | 375 |
| 1999 | | 10 | 8,964 | 742 | 351 |
| 1998 | | 8 | 10,370 | 741 | 352 |
| 1997 | | 16 | 5,953 | 885 | 308 |
| 1996 | | 12 | 7,262 | 626 | 375 |
| 1995 | | 9 | 8,961 | 667 | 361 |
| 1994 | | 11 | 7,752 | 670 | 359 |
| 1993 | | 12 | 7,146 | 752 | 335 |
| 1992 | | 11 | 7,659 | 1,067 | 264 |
| 1991 | | 11 | 7,546 | 835 | 308 |
| 1990 | | 6 | 11,779 | 870 | 287 |
| 1989 | | 11 | 7,101 | 758 | 317 |
| 1988 | | 9 | 7,869 | 692 | 316 |
| 1987 | | 8 | 8,195 | 594 | 339 |
| 1986 | | 11 | 6,268 | 676 | 303 |
| 1985 | | 5 | 11,085 | 677 | 301 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 377 | 429 |
| 1983 | | 7 | 8,262 | 356 | 438 |
| 1982 | | 6 | 9,524 | 356 | 454 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 387 | 423 |
| 1980 | | 11 | 6,016 | 527 | 347 |
| 1979 | | 10 | 6,318 | 442 | 385 |
| 1978 | | 10 | 6,057 | 528 | 332 |
| 1977 | | 8 | 7,045 | 370 | 407 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 257 | 499 |
| 1975 | | 5 | 9,436 | 240 | 520 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 313 | 447 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 279 | 469 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 246 | 501 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 225 | 534 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 165 | 631 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 134 | 683 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 127 | 666 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 148 | 615 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 121 | 673 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 124 | 666 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 134 | 666 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 725 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 99 | 769 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 92 | 793 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 85 | 826 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 60 | 996 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,174 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 49 | 1,093 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 56 | 999 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 62 | 951 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 921 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 1,110 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,301 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,098 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 1,189 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,470 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,328 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 1,218 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,262 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,388 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,492 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,467 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,693 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,339 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 1,823 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,463 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,404 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,417 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,658 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,396 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,796 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,467 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,264 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,174 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,342 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,347 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,394 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,279 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 969 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,259 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,138 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 52 | 956 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 66 | 842 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,370 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,771 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,083 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,555 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,542 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,216 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,617 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,567 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,271 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 1,776 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,805 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 1,228 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,252 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 900 |
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