Male name
Desmond
321 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2009. Expression number: 11.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2009: 22 births. 321 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2009. It is still given: 65 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1992: 1,080 births. 40,264 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1980s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1916. It is still given: 4,354 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1965: 148 births. 2,731 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 43rd among boys' names in 1964. It is still given: 27 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
4 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 4 = 29 → 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
5 + 6 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
4 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 4 = 18 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 4 · work, structure, stability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.