Boys' name · since 1975

Demichael

401 babies named Demichael in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,007 of 45,481
all-time among boys
401
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade

Demichael is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 401 have been recorded since 1975.

Social Security Administration records show Demichael recorded 401 times among boys since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.

  • #9,007 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 401 born since 1975
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demichael ranks #9,007 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 401 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.

#9,007 of 45,481
all-time among boys
401
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Demichael's 401 recorded births place it above 80.16% 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.

Demichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Demichael splits its recorded history at 1999: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Demichael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1988)
21
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
0510152025 197519811989199419992005201120172024 5

Demichael by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (146 births, 36% of the file).

1990s was Demichael's strongest decade.

146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Demichael births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 146 births (36% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demichael?
Since 1975, Social Security records show 401 babies named Demichael. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,007 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 21 births.
Where does Demichael sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demichael ranks #9,007 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 Demichael most popular?
Demichael was most popular in the 1990s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Demichael been used?
Records for Demichael go back to 1975, giving 50 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Demichael?
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 Demichael's data

  • Demichael's decade-level peak was the 1990s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Demichael: 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, 1975–2024 (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 Demichael 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.