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Globally, デズ (Des , Dez , デズ) is a common primarily masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The first name デズ is habitual in Ireland, where it is quite a common masculine name, Australia, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female name, and India, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Australia. Very seldom, デズ is the last name as well as the forename.
デズ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dez , the fictional character on "Austin & Ally"; Des Barnes , the fictional character; Dez , the character from 2016 film 'Queen of Katwe'; Des Teufels Ellermutter , the operatic character in the opera An allem ist Hütchen schuld! and Des Herzogs Narr , the operatic character in the opera Guntram, among other works.