Dermot
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Irish
Dermot is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dermot mean?
Irish
A male given name from Irish.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Dermot a girl's or a boy's name?
Dermot is a boys' name.
How popular is Dermot in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dermot in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Dermot in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 19 | #878 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Dermot in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1969, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Dermot in the US since 1880 were born between 1963 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dermot in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,261 |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,434 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #3,957 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
Names like Dermot
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daniel, Dylan, Ryan, Adam, Divit, David, William, Nathan, Matthew, Joseph, Thomas, Dhruv
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dermot: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dermot, updated 20 October 2026.