Given name
Dezmond
“a man from 'South : Munster”
Dezmond is a variant of Desmond. One interpretation is “a man from 'South : Munster.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dezmond 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dezmond through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,632
- 3,632 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 135 babies
- 2025
- 72
- #2,060 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 72 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,060 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 135 in 2009. In 2025, Indiana and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,371 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.
Dezmond’s family of names
Dezmond has a related form in Desmond.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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