Desmon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEZ-mon
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Desmon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “from South Munster”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Desmon mean?
Irish: 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.
Is Desmon a girl's or a boy's name?
Desmon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Desmon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Desmon, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 51 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
2025 had fewer boys named Desmon than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Desmon in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Desmon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,887 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,173 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,902 |
| 1992 | 51 | #1,672 |
| 1991 | 49 | #1,671 |
| 1990 | 45 | #1,750 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,131 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Nicknames for Desmon
- Des
- Dez 7 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Desmon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Declan, Deacon, Devin, Aiden, Cannon, Kody, Kian, Brennan, Ronan, Keenan
Names related to Desmon
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon
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, “Desmon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/desmon, updated 20 October 2026.