Girls' name · since 1960
Demita
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 275 babies named Demita, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
275 girls have been named Demita since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demita has been recorded 275 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1990.
- #16,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 275 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demita ranks #16,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 275 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 275
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Demita's 275 recorded births place it above 76.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Indiana.
Demita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demita's full recorded timeline at 1973, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1990
- Peak year (1961)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Demita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (135 births, 49% of the file).
1960s was Demita's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Demita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 135 births (49% of all-time use).
Demita by state
Where Demita concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 275 births nationwide.
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What to do with Demita's data
- Demita's decade-level peak was the 1960s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Indiana records the most Demitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Indiana 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 Demita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1960–1990 (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 Demita 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.