Girls' name · since 1974

Demisha

237 babies named Demisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,110 of 72,339
all-time among girls
237
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade

Demisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 237 recorded since 1974.

Social Security Administration records show Demisha recorded 237 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1974 to 2001.

  • #18,110 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 237 born since 1974
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demisha ranks #18,110 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.

#18,110 of 72,339
all-time among girls
237
born since 1974
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Demisha's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% 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.

Demisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Demisha's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Demisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1986)
14
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
46810121416 19741978198419881992199620002001 6

Demisha by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (103 births, 43% of the file).

1990s was Demisha's strongest decade.

103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Demisha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 103 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demisha?
237 babies have been named Demisha since 1974. All-time, it sits at #18,110 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1986 with 14 births.
Where does Demisha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demisha ranks #18,110 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 Demisha most popular?
Demisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Demisha been used?
The SSA has tracked Demisha since 1974 -- 28 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Demisha?
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 Demisha's data

  • Demisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- 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 Demisha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Demisha: 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, 1974–2001 (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 Demisha 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.