Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 1990 449 births

Demarquis — boys' name

449 babies named Demarquis in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s1091990s1942000s792010s522020s5
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Demarquis was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

25 babies were named Demarquis in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demarquis

The Social Security Administration has registered 449 babies named Demarquis between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demarquis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demarquis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Demarquis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Demarquis in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demarquis in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 449 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Demarquis at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

449

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

1990

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Demarquis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
25
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Demarquis by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
194 births that decade — 43% of Demarquis's all-time total
1970s101980s1091990s1942000s792010s522020s5

Demarquis by state

Where Demarquis concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Demarquis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 4.0%
#2 Georgia
16 3.6%
#3 Mississippi
5 1.1%
Texas share of Demarquis's total US births 4.0%
Even split

18 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demarquis?
449 babies have been named Demarquis since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 25 births.
When was Demarquis most popular?
Demarquis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Demarquis most popular?
The top states for the name Demarquis are Texas (18 births), Georgia (16 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Demarquis been used?
Demarquis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Demarquis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Demetrius, Demarcus, Demario, Demond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.