Desdemona
About Desdemona
Desdemona is as Shakespearean as a name can be, but because the beautiful and innocent wife of Othello came to such a tragic end, her name has been avoided for centuries. But at this point in time, there might be some adventurous parents willing to overlook that.
Jeffrey Eugenides used the name for a character in his novel Middlesex.
And for those seeking some celestial cred, Desdemona belongs to the Shakespearean Portia Group of satellites, which also includes Bianca, Cressida, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda and Perdita.
As of October 2026, Desdemona ranked #11934 in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #1706 in 1904.
Editor's take: The name Desdemona is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "ill-starred".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Desdemona in pop culture
- "Desdemona"
tragic wife in the play Othello by William Shakespeare
- "Desdemona
" song by by Gene Anthony Ray in the TV's "Fame"
- "Desdemona
" song by British band John's Children
- "Desdemona
" play by Toni Morrison
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cat character in comic strips "Cicero's Cat" and "Mutt and Jeff," 1907,1945
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" werecat character in comic book "Angel: Aftermath"
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character in Fallout 4
- "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)"
play by Ann,Marie MacDonald