Girls' name · since 1888
Dema
849 babies named Dema in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,988 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
849 babies have been named Dema since 1888, making it today's #14988 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dema recorded 849 times among girls since 1888, holding rank #14988 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #8,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,988 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 849 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dema ranks #8,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,988 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 849 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,988 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dema's 849 recorded births place it above 88.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
How Dema compares
849 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dema's all-time total is 126% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 849 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dema's full recorded timeline at 1939, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Dema by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (149 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Dema's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Dema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s
1900s
70 births
- 1910s
1910s
135 births
- 1920s
1920s
149 births
- 1930s
1930s
105 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 56
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 54
2000s
54 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 149 births (18% of all-time use).
How Dema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dema's total volume
Dema by state
Where Dema concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 849 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dema's data
- Dema's decade-level peak was the 1920s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Demas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~137 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dema draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.