Girls' name · since 1972
Demeka
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 273 babies named Demeka, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Demeka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 273 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Demeka recorded 273 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1999.
- #16,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 273 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demeka ranks #16,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 273 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 273
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Demeka's 273 recorded births place it above 76.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Demeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Demeka splits its recorded history at 1982: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Demeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1999
- Peak year (1975)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Demeka by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (141 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Demeka's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Demeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 141 births (52% of all-time use).
Demeka by state
Where Demeka concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Demeka's decade-level peak was the 1970s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Demekas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Demeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1972–1999 (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 Demeka 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.