Boys' name · since 1966
Demian
Demian has 2,105 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,492 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,105
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Demian currently ranks #2492 among boys' names in America, with 2,105 babies recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demian has been recorded 2,105 times among boys since 1966, currently ranked #2492 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #3,201 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,492 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,105 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demian ranks #3,201 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,492 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,105 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,492 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,105
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Demian's 2,105 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Demian compares
2,105 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Demian's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,105 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demian's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 90, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Demian popularity over time - girls
14 total births recorded since 1969 (Demian as girls' name)
Demian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (564 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Demian's strongest decade.
564 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Demian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
520 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 91
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
471 births
- 2010s
2010s
564 births
- 2020s
2020s
327 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 564 births (27% of all-time use).
How Demian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Demian's total volume
Demian by state
Where Demian concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 471 | 22.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 301 | 14.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 66 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 19 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
471 of 2,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Demian appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demian's data
- Demian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (564 total births) through the 2020s (327) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Demians (471 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Demian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Demian 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.