Given name
Desma
“of the binding oath”
Desma is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “of the binding oath.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “of the binding oath.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Desma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 445
- 0 boys · 445 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 402 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Desma’s family of names
Desma has a related form in Desme. Desma has a related form in Desmea. Desma has a related form in Desmeah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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