Recorded 1958–1973 Girls' name Peak 1962 27 births

Demeta — girls' name

27 babies named Demeta in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s151970s7

The verdict

27 girls have been named Demeta since 1958, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1973.

27
total births
1958–1973
years on record
1960s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Demeta was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

8 babies were named Demeta in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demeta

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Demeta between 1958 and 1973, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Demeta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demeta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Demeta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demeta 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 27 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.

Demeta at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

27

Since 1958

16 years of records

Peak year

1962

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1958

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1973

Demeta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1958

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1962)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Demeta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
15 births that decade — 56% of Demeta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demeta?
27 babies have been named Demeta since 1958. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1962 with 8 births.
When was Demeta most popular?
Demeta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Demeta been used?
Demeta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 16 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Demeta?
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, 1958–1973 (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.