Boys' name · since 1972
Demarkus
Demarkus has 1,237 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,237
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demarkus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,237 recorded since 1972.
Demarkus has 1,237 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #4,483 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,237 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarkus ranks #4,483 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,237 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,483 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,237
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demarkus's 1,237 recorded births place it above 90.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Demarkus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demarkus's full recorded timeline at 2000, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demarkus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1991)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Demarkus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (481 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Demarkus's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Demarkus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
481 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s 182
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 481 births (39% of all-time use).
How Demarkus 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 Demarkus's total volume
Demarkus by state
Where Demarkus concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 106 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 50 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 16 | 1.3% |
106 of 1,237 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Demarkus appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Demarkus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Demarkuss (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Demarkus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Demarkus 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.