Boys' name · since 1963

Demond

Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 5,857 babies named Demond, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,617 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,291 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
5,857
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade

Demond currently ranks #4291 among boys' names in America, with 5,857 babies recorded since 1963.

Social Security Administration records show Demond recorded 5,857 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #4291 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.

  • #1,617 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,291 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 5,857 born since 1963
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demond ranks #1,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,291 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,857 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.

#1,617 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,291 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
5,857
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%69.1%
Demond vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Demond's 5,857 recorded births place it above 96.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

25 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.

How Demond compares

5,857 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

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

Demond's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Demond Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 5,857 369 358,536
Peak-year births 416 34 22,252

Demond's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Demond's full recorded timeline at 1997, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 416 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Demond popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
416
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
0100200300400500 196319761984199220002008201620242025 24

Demond popularity over time - girls

25 total births recorded since 1973 (Demond as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 25 births
456789 1973197419751983 5

Demond by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (2,493 births, 43% of the file).

1970s was Demond's strongest decade.

2,493 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Demond births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,493 births (43% of all-time use).

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

How Demond compares to similarly-sized names

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

Demond vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 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 -62, 3.3%-79, 3.3%-146, 3.2%-117, 2.3%-58, 13.4%-53, 6.6%-31, 9.3%-114, 8.2%-109, 6%-41, 6.3%-146, 2.6%-52, 9.9%-146, 2.6%-144, 2.7%-111, 7.8%Demond-63, 7.1%Demond
Demond vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Demond by state

Where Demond concentrates geographically, total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Demond
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
569 9.7%
#2 Illinois
544 9.3%
#3 Texas
455 7.8%
#4 California
280 4.8%
#5 Georgia
274 4.7%
#6 Michigan
263 4.5%
#7 Virginia
197 3.4%
#8 Ohio
172 2.9%
Louisiana share of Demond's total US births 9.7%
Even split

569 of 5,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Demond appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demond?
Demond has been given to 5,857 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,617 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,291 of 13,930. 416 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
Where does Demond sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demond ranks #1,617 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,291 of 13,930 among boys' 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 Demond most popular?
Demond was most popular in the 1970s decade with 2,493 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Demond most popular?
The top states for the name Demond are Louisiana (569 births), Illinois (544 births), Texas (455 births).
How long has the name Demond been used?
Records for Demond go back to 1963, giving 63 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Demond?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Demetrius, Demarcus, Demario, Demarco, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Demond's data

  • Demond's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,493 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Louisiana records the most Demonds (569 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Demond

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Demond: 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, 1963–2025 (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 Demond 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.