Recorded 1976–2025 Boys' name Peak 1997 755 births

Demonta — boys' name

755 babies named Demonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s891990s3052000s2402010s832020s28

The verdict

755 boys have been named Demonta since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2025.

755
total births
1976–2025
years on record
1990s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Demonta was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

43 babies were named Demonta in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 755 babies named Demonta between 1976 and 2025, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demonta performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Demonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Demonta in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demonta 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 755 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.

Demonta at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

755

Since 1976

50 years of records

Peak year

1997

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1976

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2025

Demonta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1976

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1997)
43
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Demonta by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
305 births that decade — 40% of Demonta's all-time total
1970s101980s891990s3052000s2402010s832020s28

Demonta by state

Where Demonta concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Demonta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
63 8.3%
#2 Illinois
27 3.6%
#3 Mississippi
13 1.7%
#4 South Carolina
6 0.8%
#5 Alabama
5 0.7%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.7%
#7 North Carolina
5 0.7%
Georgia share of Demonta's total US births 8.3%
Even split

63 of 755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demonta?
755 babies have been named Demonta since 1976. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1997 with 43 births.
When was Demonta most popular?
Demonta was most popular in the 1990s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Demonta most popular?
The top states for the name Demonta are Georgia (63 births), Illinois (27 births), Mississippi (13 births).
How long has the name Demonta been used?
Demonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Demonta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Demetrius, Demarcus, Demario, Demond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1976–2025 (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.