Desdemona
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 4
- Peak
- #1,659 in 1904
0 babies were named Desdemona in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1904–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryDesdemona first shows up in US birth records in 1904, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 121 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1904, when it reached #1,659.
About the name Desdemona
Desdemona is a girl name. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ona”. US birth records list Desdemona for girls from 1904 to 2017, in 7 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked #1,659 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2017, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.6 | 275,229 girls |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 2,272,727 girls |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 884,956 girls |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 2,564,103 girls |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1,739,130 girls |
Questions about the name Desdemona
Is Desdemona a boy or girl name?
Desdemona is a girl name.
How popular is the name Desdemona?
Desdemona is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2017. It peaked at #1,659 in 1904.