Fun Facts About the Name Desmon
- More than 1 thousand babies named Desmon: U.S. records list 1,293 babies given the name Desmon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Desmon Mean?
Desmon is a variant spelling of Desmond, a name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish Gaelic territory name Deasmhumhain, formed from deas ("south") and Mumhain ("Munster"), so its literal sense is "south Munster" - the southern part of the province of Munster in Ireland. The name came into English through the surname of the lords of that region, and its customary meaning is "from Desmond, in southern Ireland." Dropping the final d in Desmon does not change the derivation or the meaning.
Desmon Name History & Origins
Desmond began as a place name in Ireland, Deasmhumhain, the Gaelic lordship covering roughly the area of the modern counties of Kerry and Cork. Anglo-Norman families settled in that territory took the place name as a surname, and in 1329 the title Earl of Desmond was created for Maurice FitzGerald, which fixed the name in Irish and later English records. The surname spread to England, and from it the given name Desmond developed. The spelling Desmon is a simplified variant that drops the final d; it appears in written records far less often than Desmond, and how and when it first came into use is not well documented.
How Popular is the Name Desmon?
Desmon has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1992. Its best rank was #1,680 in 1992.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,118 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #5,480 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,624 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #6,917 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,098 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #9,822 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #8,366 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,320 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #5,344 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #6,822 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #5,803 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,738 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #5,449 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #5,301 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #7,121 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #4,884 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,897 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #5,837 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #3,809 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,924 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #3,183 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,555 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #2,743 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #2,388 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2001 | #2,440 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #2,024 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1999 | #3,299 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #2,286 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1997 | #1,893 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1996 | #2,769 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #2,186 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1994 | #2,456 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #1,914 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #1,680 | 51 | 0.0026% |
| 1991 | #1,681 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 1990 | #1,759 | 45 | 0.0022% |
| 1989 | #1,903 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1988 | #2,050 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #2,492 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #2,245 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #2,086 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #2,312 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #3,286 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #2,450 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #2,517 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #1,869 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #2,610 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #2,224 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #2,142 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1976 | #2,013 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,944 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,923 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #3,513 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,573 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,200 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,550 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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