Boys' name · since 1915
Demar
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,323 babies named Demar, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,323
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,323 babies have been named Demar since 1915, making it today's #7730 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demar has been recorded 1,323 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #7730 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,304 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,730 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,323 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demar ranks #4,304 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,730 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,323 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,730 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,323
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Demar's 1,323 recorded births place it above 90.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Demar compares
1,323 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Demar's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,323 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Demar splits its recorded history at 1994: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Demar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Demar by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (283 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Demar's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Demar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
140 births
- 1980s
1980s
283 births
- 1990s
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
263 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 283 births (21% of all-time use).
How Demar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Demar's total volume
Demar by state
Where Demar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
33 of 1,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Demar appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demar's data
- Demar's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (283 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Demars (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Demar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Demar 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.