Demarcus
Demarcus was the 2168th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1991 (511). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,086 places. More babies were named Demarcus in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,168 boys, down 870 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 66boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991511 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,647babies recorded
Demarcus popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 29 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,168 | 66 |
| 2020 | #1,298 | 139 |
| 2010 | #820 | 261 |
| 2000 | #622 | 302 |
| 1990 | #443 | 498 |
| 1980 | #576 | 224 |
| 1970 | #2,140 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Demarcus, counting every spelling?
Demarcus is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demarcus | 66 | #2,168 | 399 |
| Demarkus | — | — | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Demarcus?
66 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Demarcus (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Demarcus born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 127 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Demarcus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Demarcus?
About 13,100 people born in the US named Demarcus are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 19 and 38. That makes Demarcus mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Demarcus by state
How common Demarcus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (10.3×), Alabama (4.2×), Tennessee (2.8×), Georgia (1.8×), Texas (1.5×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Demarcus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Demarcus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Demarcus
How popular is the name Demarcus?
Demarcus was the 2168th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 66 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 429th; the most babies were born in 1991 (511). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,086 places. More babies were named Demarcus in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Demarcus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Demarcus in the US.
Where is Demarcus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Demarcus was most common in Mississippi (0.47 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and Louisiana.