Boys' name · since 1973
Demarquis
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 454 babies named Demarquis, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,350 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 454
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
454 babies have been named Demarquis since 1973, making it today's #12356 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Demarquis recorded 454 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #12356 nationally today, ahead of 11% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #8,350 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,356 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 454 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarquis ranks #8,350 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,356 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 454 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,350 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 454
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demarquis's 454 recorded births place it above 81.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Demarquis compares
454 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Demarquis's all-time total is 23% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demarquis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 454 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demarquis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demarquis's full recorded timeline at 1999, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demarquis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Demarquis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Demarquis's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Demarquis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (43% of all-time use).
Demarquis by state
Where Demarquis concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 16 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.1% |
18 of 454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Demarquis's data
- Demarquis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Demarquiss (18 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Demarquis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
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, 1973–2025 (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 Demarquis 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.