Desmond

Irish

"one from south Munster"

Desmond Origin and Meaning

Variation of Desmond

Desmond Rank in US Top 1000

# 368 in the US

Desmond Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 298 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Desmond

• 368 US 2024
• 298 Nameberry 2025
• 238 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Desmond

• Desmond Lamont Bishop American NFL football player
• Desmond J. Bryant American NFL football player
• Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres) Jamaican musician
• Desmond Harrington American actor
• Desmond Leo Haynes Barbadian cricketer
• Desmond Kevin Howard American NFL football player
• Desmond Llewelyn Welsh actor
• Desmond "Des" McAnuff American theater director
• Desmond John Morris English zoologist and author
• Desmond Bernard "Des" O'Connor English comedian and singer
• Desmond Mpilo Tutu South African bishop and activist
• Desmond Thomas Doss American WWII Medal of Honor recipient; subject of film "Hacksaw Ridge"

The name Desmond in Pop Culture

• Desmond David Hume character on TV's "Lost"
• Desmond Miles main character in video game "Assassin's Creed"
• Desmond Jones character from the Beatles Song "Ob,La,Di, Ob,La,Da"
• Norma Desmond character in film "Sunset Boulevard"
• Desmond Poppy character in the film “Nativity!”
• Uncle Desmond character from the film 'About Time'
• Desmond Twite alter ego of Abednego Twite in Joan Aiken's Wolves Chronicles books
• Desmond the moon bear character from the ASDF movies
• Desmond Sycamore character in the "Professor Layton" video game series