Girls' name · since 2002

Demiyah

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 550 babies named Demiyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,168 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,052 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
550
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

550 babies have been named Demiyah since 2002, making it today's #7052 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Demiyah recorded 550 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #7052 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #11,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,052 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 550 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demiyah ranks #11,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,052 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 550 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,168 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,052 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
550
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59.2%
Demiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Demiyah's 550 recorded births place it above 84.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Demiyah compares

550 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Demiyah's all-time total is 46% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Demiyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 550 376 567,345
Peak-year births 41 21 19,840

Demiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Demiyah splits its recorded history at 2014: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Demiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
41
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
01020304050 200220052008201120142017202020232025 16

Demiyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (331 births, 60% of the file).

2010s was Demiyah's strongest decade.

331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Demiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 331 births (60% of all-time use).

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

How Demiyah compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Demiyah's total volume

Demiyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 020406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -22, 10.2%-106, 8%-25, 7.6%-52, 8.7%-40, 4.5%-19, 14.8%-21, 10.2%-25, 8.2%-23, 7.7%-39, 6.5%-26, 8.2%-48, 8.4%-47, 5.3%-31, 6.9%-29, 6.5%Demiyah-24, 7.5%Demiyah
Demiyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Demiyah by state

Where Demiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Demiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.3%
#2 Florida
6 1.1%
#3 Georgia
5 0.9%
#4 Illinois
5 0.9%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.9%
#6 Ohio
5 0.9%
#7 Tennessee
5 0.9%
#8 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Demiyah's total US births 1.3%
Even split

7 of 550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demiyah?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 550 babies named Demiyah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,168 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,052 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 41 births.
Where does Demiyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demiyah ranks #11,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,052 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Demiyah most popular?
Demiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 331 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Demiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Demiyah are California (7 births), Florida (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Demiyah been used?
The SSA has tracked Demiyah since 2002 -- 24 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Demiyah?
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 Demiyah's data

  • Demiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (331 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Demiyahs (7 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 Demiyah: 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, 2002–2025 (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 Demiyah 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.