Boys' name · since 1978

Demel

Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Demel, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,631 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade

Demel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1978.

Demel has 16 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1994.

  • #30,631 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1978
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demel ranks #30,631 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1978, peaking in the 1970s.

#30,631 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1978
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Demel's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% 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.

Demel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Demel's full recorded timeline at 1979, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Demel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1978)
6
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 197819791994 5

Demel by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1970s was Demel's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Demel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demel? ▼
16 babies have been named Demel since 1978. All-time, it sits at #30,631 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1978 with 6 births.
Where does Demel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demel ranks #30,631 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 Demel most popular? ▼
Demel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Demel been used? ▼
Demel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 17 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Demel? ▼
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 Demel's data

  • Demel's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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 Demel

Nearby Names Like Demel

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

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Brother
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Hillie
16 births · Peak 1927
Rozier
16 births · Peak 1915
Arvy
16 births · Peak 1927
Bunyon
16 births · Peak 1919
Chatman
16 births · Peak 1921
Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Demel: 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, 1978–1994 (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 Demel 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.