Dezmen
A unisex form of the masculine Greek name Desmond meaning "follower of Christ".
Name Census estimates that about 368 living Americans carry the first name Dezmen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dezmen today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dezmen births was 2010 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dezmen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
368
~ 1 in 931,398 Americans
Peak year
2010
23 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,123
Tracked since 1991
Census
Dezmen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 272 people with the first name Dezmen, which placed it at #31,478 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,478
National first-name rank
People counted
272
272 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
42.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dezmen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dezmen is Black at 42.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.0%) and White (18.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dezmen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dezmen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American42.6% · 116
- Hispanic or Latino21.0% · 57
- White18.0% · 49
- Two or more races13.2% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.3% · 9
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 5
Popularity
Dezmen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dezmen from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 154 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dezmen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dezmen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dezmens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Dezmen
The given name Dezmen is believed to have originated from the ancient Sumerian language, spoken in the region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around the 3rd millennium BCE. It is derived from the Sumerian words "dez," meaning "to shine," and "men," meaning "eternal" or "enduring." Thus, the name Dezmen can be interpreted as "eternally shining" or "enduring radiance."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dezmen can be found in cuneiform inscriptions from the city of Ur, dating back to approximately 2500 BCE. These inscriptions suggest that Dezmen was a name given to a high-ranking priest or religious figure within the Sumerian civilization.
During the later Babylonian and Assyrian periods, the name Dezmen continued to be used, albeit in various spelling variations such as Dezmin, Desmun, and Dazmen. These variations can be found in ancient clay tablets and royal records from the region.
In the 1st century CE, a prominent scholar and philosopher named Dezmen of Alexandria is believed to have lived and contributed to the study of mathematics and astronomy in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Unfortunately, few details about his life and work have survived to modern times.
Fast forward to the 12th century CE, a famous Islamic poet and mystic named Dezmen al-Ghazali was born in Persia (modern-day Iran) in 1058 CE. He is renowned for his spiritual writings and poems that explored the nature of love, devotion, and the human soul.
Another notable figure bearing the name Dezmen was a 16th-century Ottoman calligrapher and artist named Dezmen Mehmed Efendi, who lived from 1480 to 1561. His intricate calligraphic works and illuminated manuscripts are still celebrated as masterpieces of Islamic art.
In the 18th century, a French explorer and adventurer named Dezmen Dumont (1714-1789) gained recognition for his travels across Africa and the Middle East, documenting the cultures and landscapes he encountered.
The name Dezmen has been carried through various cultures and civilizations over the centuries, with each bearer contributing to its rich history and legacy. While its usage may have waxed and waned over time, the name Dezmen continues to embody a sense of enduring radiance and luminosity.
People
Dezmen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dezmen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dezmen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dezmen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 368 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dezmen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 931,398 US residents.
Is Dezmen a common name?
We classify Dezmen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 373 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dezmen most popular?
The single biggest year for Dezmen was 2010, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dezmen is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dezmen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 272 people with the name Dezmen, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,478 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dezmen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dezmen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dezmen leans strongly male. 267 people counted with this name were male (96.0%), compared with 11 female bearers (4.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dezmen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dezmen is Black at 42.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.0%) and White (18.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dezmen most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dezmen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.6% (116 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dezmen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dezmen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dezmen in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dezmen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dezmen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dezmen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Dezmen?
See how many Americans are named Dezmen on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.