Demian
Demian was the 2489th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 920th; the most babies were born in 2007 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 443 places. More babies were named Demian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,489 boys, up 210 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200790 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,119babies recorded
Demian popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 14 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,489 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,699 | 46 |
| 2010 | #2,154 | 62 |
| 2000 | #4,845 | 15 |
| 1990 | #8,429 | 5 |
| 1980 | #2,992 | 15 |
| 1970 | #1,019 | 64 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Demian, counting every spelling?
Demian has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Demian?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Demian (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Demian 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Demian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Demian?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Demian are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 48. That makes Demian mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Demian by state
How common Demian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.6×), California (1.5×). In 44 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 Demian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Demian, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Demian
How popular is the name Demian?
Demian was the 2489th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 920th; the most babies were born in 2007 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 443 places. More babies were named Demian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Demian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Demian in the US.
Where is Demian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Demian was most common in New Jersey (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.