Given name
Desmund
“a man from 'South : Munster”
Desmund is a variant of Desmond. One interpretation is “a man from 'South : Munster.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Desmund is a variant of Desmond. One interpretation is “a man from 'South : Munster.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Desmund through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 125
- 125 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 12 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 boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 151 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.
Desmund’s family of names
Desmund has a related form in Desmond.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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