Recorded 1972–1999 Girls' name Peak 1975 273 births

Demeka — girls' name

273 babies named Demeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

273 girls have been named Demeka since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.

273
total births
1972–1999
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Demeka was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

24 babies were named Demeka in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Demeka between 1972 and 1999, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Demeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Demeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Demeka in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demeka 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 273 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.

Demeka at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

273

Since 1972

28 years of records

Peak year

1975

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1972

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1999

Demeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1972

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1975)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Demeka by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
141 births that decade — 52% of Demeka's all-time total
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Demeka by state

Where Demeka concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Demeka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 1.8%
#2 Tennessee
5 1.8%
North Carolina share of Demeka's total US births 1.8%
Even split

5 of 273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demeka?
273 babies have been named Demeka since 1972. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1975 with 24 births.
When was Demeka most popular?
Demeka was most popular in the 1970s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Demeka most popular?
The top states for the name Demeka are North Carolina (5 births), Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Demeka been used?
Demeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 28 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Demeka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Demi, Demetria, Demetra, Demetrice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–1999 (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.