Recorded 1954–2023 Boys' name Peak 1987 375 births

Demorris — boys' name

375 babies named Demorris in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s111970s591980s1471990s882000s302010s252020s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Demorris was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

19 babies were named Demorris in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demorris

The Social Security Administration has registered 375 babies named Demorris between 1954 and 2023, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demorris currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demorris performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Demorris shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Demorris in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demorris 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 375 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.

Demorris at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

375

Since 1954

70 years of records

Peak year

1987

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1954

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2023

Demorris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1954

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1987)
19
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
05101520 202320071999199319881983197819711954 5

Demorris by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
147 births that decade — 39% of Demorris's all-time total
1950s101960s111970s591980s1471990s882000s302010s252020s5

Demorris by state

Where Demorris concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Demorris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.9%
#2 Mississippi
5 1.3%
#3 North Carolina
5 1.3%
Texas share of Demorris's total US births 1.9%
Even split

7 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demorris?
375 babies have been named Demorris since 1954. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1987 with 19 births.
When was Demorris most popular?
Demorris was most popular in the 1980s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Demorris most popular?
The top states for the name Demorris are Texas (7 births), Mississippi (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Demorris been used?
Demorris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 70 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Demorris?
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, 1954–2023 (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.