Over the past 110 years, 31 506 boys and 6 girls have been named Desmond. The name Desmond ranks 574th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Desmond in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Desmond came in the 1990s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.