Boys' name · since 1972
Demarko
Demarko has 696 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,930 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demarko currently ranks #10930 among boys' names in America, with 696 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Demarko recorded 696 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #10930 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #6,468 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,930 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 696 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarko ranks #6,468 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,930 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 696 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,468 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,930 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 696
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demarko's 696 recorded births place it above 85.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Demarko compares
696 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Demarko's all-time total is 89% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demarko | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demarko's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Demarko splits its recorded history at 1998: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Demarko popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Demarko by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (214 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Demarko's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Demarko births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
95 births
- 1980s
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
214 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 214 births (31% of all-time use).
How Demarko 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 Demarko's total volume
Demarko by state
Where Demarko concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 24 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
24 of 696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Demarko's data
- Demarko's decade-level peak was the 1990s (214 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Demarkos (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Demarko: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Demarko 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.