Desmin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEZ-mon
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Desmin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “from South Munster”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Desmin mean?
Irish: spelling of Desmon, itself a variant of Desmond, from Irish Deasmhumhain
“from South Munster”
The root name Desmond was borne by South African archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize.
Meaning borrowed from Desmon.
Is Desmin a girl's or a boy's name?
Desmin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Desmin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Desmin, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had more boys named Desmin than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Desmin in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Desmin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Nicknames for Desmin
- Des
- Dez 7 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Desmin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Brayden Aiden Keegan Devin Ronan Kian Deacon Kayden Finn Deegan Teagan
Names related to Desmin
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Desmin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/desmin, updated 20 October 2026.