Desmond is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “a man from South Munster.” In 2024 it was given to 888 boys in the United States.
Desmond belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “a man from South Munster” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Desmond first appears in Social Security records in 1904. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #265 in 1992, and in 2024 888 babies received the name — 39,186 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Desmond means “a man from South Munster” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Desmond is a boy name. In 2024, 888 babies received the name in the US.
Desmond comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Desmond first appears in US records in 1904. Its best-ever ranking was #265 in 1992, and 888 babies were given the name in 2024.
Desmond is pronounced /ˈdɛzmənd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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