Boys' name · since 1978
Demarius
Demarius has 2,024 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,024
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Demarius is the #5958 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,024 recorded since 1978.
Demarius has 2,024 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5958 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #3,277 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,958 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,024 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarius ranks #3,277 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,958 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,024 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,277 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,958 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,024
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Demarius's 2,024 recorded births place it above 92.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Demarius compares
2,024 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Demarius's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demarius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,024 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demarius's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demarius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Demarius by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (618 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Demarius's strongest decade.
618 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Demarius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 238
1980s
238 births
- 1990s
1990s
568 births
- 2000s
2000s
618 births
- 2010s
2010s
473 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 618 births (31% of all-time use).
How Demarius 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 Demarius's total volume
Demarius by state
Where Demarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 130 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 107 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 88 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 79 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 63 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 61 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 43 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 40 | 2.0% |
130 of 2,024 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Demarius appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demarius's data
- Demarius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (618 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Demariuss (130 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Demarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Demarius 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.