Girls' name · since 1998
Demya
Demya has 773 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,892 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 773
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Demya is the #13892 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 773 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demya has been recorded 773 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #13892 nationally and more common than 20% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #8,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,892 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 773 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demya ranks #8,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,892 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 773 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,892 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 773
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Demya's 773 recorded births place it above 87.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Demya compares
773 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Demya's all-time total is 106% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 773 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Demya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Demya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (416 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Demya's strongest decade.
416 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Demya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
416 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 416 births (54% of all-time use).
How Demya 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 Demya's total volume
Demya by state
Where Demya concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 29 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 23 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.8% |
29 of 773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Demya appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demya's data
- Demya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (416 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Demyas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Demya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1998–2025 (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 Demya 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.