Girls' name · since 1964
Demi
Demi has 14,869 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,869
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Demi currently ranks #380 among girls' names in America, with 14,869 babies recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Demi recorded 14,869 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #380 nationally today, ahead of 98% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #1,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #380 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,869 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demi ranks #1,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #380 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,869 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #380 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,869
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Demi's 14,869 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Demi compares
14,869 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Demi's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,869 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 914 | 21 | 19,840 |
Demi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Demi splits its recorded history at 2002: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 914 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Demi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 914
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Demi popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 2017 (Demi as boys' name)
Demi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,069 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Demi's strongest decade.
5,069 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Demi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 234
1980s
234 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,956 births
- 2000s 1,778
2000s
1,778 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,069 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,815 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,069 births (34% of all-time use).
How Demi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Demi's total volume
Demi by state
Where Demi concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,528 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,477 | 9.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 1,155 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 974 | 6.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 842 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 660 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 567 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 515 | 3.5% |
1,528 of 14,869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Demi appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demi's data
- Demi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,069 total births) through the 2020s (4,815) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Demis (1,528 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Demi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Demi 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.