Boys' name · since 1955
Demarco
Demarco has 5,562 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,073 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,562
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
5,562 babies have been named Demarco since 1955, making it today's #5073 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarco has been recorded 5,562 times among boys since 1955, currently ranked #5073 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #1,671 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,073 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,562 born since 1955
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarco ranks #1,671 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,073 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,562 born since 1955, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,671 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,073 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,562
- born since 1955
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demarco's 5,562 recorded births place it above 96.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Demarco compares
5,562 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Demarco's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demarco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,562 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demarco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demarco's full recorded timeline at 1991, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 194 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demarco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Demarco by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,672 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Demarco's strongest decade.
1,672 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Demarco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 99
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 582
1970s
582 births
- 1980s
1980s
957 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,672 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,223 births
- 2010s
2010s
795 births
- 2020s 214
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,672 births (30% of all-time use).
How Demarco 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 Demarco's total volume
Demarco by state
Where Demarco concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 584 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 582 | 10.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 365 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 306 | 5.5% |
| #5 | California | | 266 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 256 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 152 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 147 | 2.6% |
584 of 5,562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Demarco appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demarco's data
- Demarco's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,672 total births); usage has since declined to 214 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Demarcos (584 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Demarco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1955–2025 (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 Demarco 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.