Dez

Where Dez comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dez.

Dez through the years
  1. 1999
    First appearance
    #9,912 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2015
    Peak, #2,722
    44 babies named Dez, the most in any year.
  3. 2017
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,594.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Desmond.
Namesakes

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