Dezmond Boy
How popular is Dezmond?
#2,056 boy name in 2025
72 baby boys were named Dezmond in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
Dezmond popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,056 for boys (▼ 223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 72 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,369 in 2015, #1,743 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (135 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,063 in 1997 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dezmond counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Desmond family of names ranked #363 for boys in 2025 (#341 the year before), with 911 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Desmond | 839 | 92% |
| Dezmond | 72 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dezmond is most popular
Babies named Dezmond per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Indiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (57 boys)
Dezmond by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23 | #4,795 |
| 1980s | 186 | #1,673 |
| 1990s | 735 | #1,063 |
| 2000s | 966 | #1,257 |
| 2010s | 1,182 | #1,297 |
| 2020s | 540 | #1,611 |
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Questions
- Is Dezmond a boy or girl name?
- Dezmond is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dezmond were boys.
- How popular is the name Dezmond?
- 72 baby boys were named Dezmond in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
- When was Dezmond most popular?
- Dezmond peaked in 2009, when 135 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,063 in 1997.
- How many people are named Dezmond?
- 3,632 babies have been named Dezmond in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,575 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Dezmond most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dezmond was most common in Washington, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.