Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Desmond

DEZ-muhnd · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
From south Munster
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#368
2024 births888
Peak year1992
First appeared1904
Total US births39,186
1992 peak19041934196419942024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DesDez
Alternate spellings
Desmund
In other languages
Deasmhumhain

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