Girls' name · since 1996

Demiah

Demiah has 271 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,807 of 72,339
all-time among girls
271
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

271 girls have been named Demiah since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Demiah has 271 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2023.

  • #16,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 271 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demiah ranks #16,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 271 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,807 of 72,339
all-time among girls
271
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Demiah's 271 recorded births place it above 76.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Demiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Demiah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Demiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
18
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
05101520 19962000200420082012201620202023 6

Demiah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Demiah's strongest decade.

114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Demiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (42% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demiah?
271 babies have been named Demiah since 1996. All-time, it sits at #16,807 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 18 births.
Where does Demiah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demiah ranks #16,807 of 72,339 girls' 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 Demiah most popular?
Demiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Demiah been used?
Records for Demiah go back to 1996, giving 28 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Demiah?
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.

What to do with Demiah's data

  • Demiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Demiah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Demiah: 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, 1996–2023 (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 Demiah 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.