Recorded 1960–1990 Girls' name Peak 1961 275 births

Demita — girls' name

275 babies named Demita in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1351970s791980s541990s7
1960s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Demita was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

23 babies were named Demita in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demita

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Demita between 1960 and 1990, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Demita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Demita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Demita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 275 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Demita at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

275

Since 1960

31 years of records

Peak year

1961

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1960

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1990

Demita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1960

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1961)
23
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 19901982197719731969196519611960 7

Demita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
135 births that decade — 49% of Demita's all-time total
1960s1351970s791980s541990s7

Demita by state

Where Demita concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Demita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 1.8%
Indiana share of Demita's total US births 1.8%

5 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demita?
275 babies have been named Demita since 1960. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1961 with 23 births.
When was Demita most popular?
Demita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Demita most popular?
The top states for the name Demita are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Demita been used?
Demita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 31 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Demita?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.