Boys' name · since 1977

Demarus

65 babies named Demarus in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,305 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade

Demarus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 65 have been recorded since 1977.

Demarus has 65 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2008.

  • #20,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 65 born since 1977
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarus ranks #20,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.

#20,305 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Demarus's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Demarus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Demarus splits its recorded history at 1991: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Demarus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
456789 19771983198619881989199119941995200020052008 6

Demarus by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (26 births, 40% of the file).

1980s was Demarus's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Demarus births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 26 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demarus? ▼
Demarus has been given to 65 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,305 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 8 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Demarus sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demarus ranks #20,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Demarus most popular? ▼
Demarus was most popular in the 1980s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Demarus been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Demarus since 1977 -- 32 years through the most recent 2008 data.
What names are similar to Demarus? ▼
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.

What to do with Demarus's data

  • Demarus's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2000s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Demarus

Nearby Names Like Demarus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Demarus

Demetrius Boy
#1227 36,064 births
Demarcus Boy
#2172 13,618 births
Demario Boy
#3690 6,364 births
Demond Boy
#4291 5,857 births
Demarco Boy
#5073 5,562 births

Compare Demarus side by side: Demarus vs Demetrius Demarus vs Demarcus Demarus vs Demario

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Demarus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1977–2008 (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 Demarus 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.