Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Demi

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #381 Trend → Stable

A female given name, a diminutive of Demetria introduced into English in the 1990s by the actress Demi Moore.

Rank 2025
#381
among girls · ↑71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
811
named Demi · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,999
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
914 babies
All-time total
14,921
#1,291 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Demi popularity over time

14,921 babies have been named Demi since 1964, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 10 – 10 1 – #6,990
1970s 7 – 7 1 -30% #6,719
1980s 234 – 234 23 +3243% #1,620
1990s 2,956 – 2,956 296 +1163% #612
2000s 1,778 – 1,778 178 -40% #888
2010s 5,069 14 5,083 508 +186% #387
2020s (to 2025) 4,815 38 4,853 809 +59% #339

Where Demi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 800 0.50 #387
2027 797 0.50 #391
2028 794 0.49 #392
2029 791 0.49 #392
2030 789 0.49 #393

Where Demi is most popular

Girls named Demi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.481 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, District of Columbia, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Demi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 314 3.59 +646%
District of Columbia 25 2.11 +339%
Mississippi 64 1.37 +185%
Maryland 117 1.10 +130%
Arkansas 47 0.889 +85%
Missouri 104 0.863 +79%
Illinois 196 0.856 +78%
Connecticut 47 0.808 +68%
Georgia 172 0.757 +57%
Ohio 166 0.700 +46%
Utah 58 0.697 +45%
Tennessee 106 0.669 +39%
South Carolina 60 0.667 +39%
Kentucky 57 0.666 +39%
Michigan 121 0.664 +38%
West Virginia 17 0.649 +35%
Kansas 37 0.641 +33%
Florida 274 0.640 +33%
Pennsylvania 147 0.622 +29%
Alabama 58 0.618 +28%
New Jersey 103 0.571 +19%
Nevada 26 0.560 +16%
Indiana 74 0.527 +10%
North Carolina 119 0.523 +9%
Oklahoma 38 0.516 +7%
Arizona 67 0.477 ≈ national
Texas 381 0.474 ≈ national
Virginia 77 0.452 -6%
New York 168 0.424 -12%
California 335 0.399 -17%
Minnesota 35 0.324 -33%
Washington 44 0.305 -37%
Massachusetts 32 0.265 -45%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 -48%
Iowa 13 0.222 -54%
Oregon 12 0.184 -62%
Idaho 6 0.179 -63%
Colorado 13 0.116 -76%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Demi

Demi is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #381 in 2025 with 804 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 14,921 American babies have been named Demi. Its peak came in 2020, when 914 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Demi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Demi?

The median living Demi is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 22. An estimated 15 thousand people named Demi are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Demi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 804 #381 7 #9,942
2024 694 #452 5 #12,767
2023 778 #394 12 #6,996
2022 781 #402 8 #9,189
2021 844 #366 6 #11,099
2020 914 #339 – –
2019 808 #387 8 #9,084
2018 778 #397 – –
2017 641 #487 6 #11,099
2016 550 #565 – –
2015 490 #601 – –
2014 452 #634 – –
2013 373 #734 – –
2012 337 #794 – –
2011 324 #820 – –
2010 316 #848 – –
2009 309 #888 – –
2008 169 #1,409 – –
2007 154 #1,507 – –
2006 157 #1,437 – –
2005 158 #1,370 – –
2004 173 #1,252 – –
2003 180 #1,191 – –
2002 130 #1,470 – –
2001 165 #1,227 – –
2000 183 #1,116 – –
1995 364 #612 – –
1990 168 #1,058 – –
1985 5 #11,077 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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1940 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Demi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Demi Moore Demi Moore American actress (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Demi Lovato Demi Lovato American singer and actress (born 1992) Contemporary
  3. 3 Demi Schuurs Demi Schuurs Dutch tennis player (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Demi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Demi?

The median living Demi is about 9 years old. Half of all living Demis are between 4 and 22 years old.

How many people named Demi are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Demi are alive in the United States, based on 14,921 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Demi mean?

A female given name, a diminutive of Demetria introduced into English in the 1990s by the actress Demi Moore.

How popular is the name Demi in 2025?

Demi ranked #381 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 804 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Demi?

14,921 babies have been named Demi in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Demi most popular?

Demi peaked in 2020, when 914 newborns received the name.

Is Demi a boy or girl name?

Demi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Demi rising or falling?

Demi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Demi become more popular?

Demi looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 789 girls named Demi in 2030, ranking around #393. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Demi?

Well-known people named Demi include Demi Moore (actor), Demi Lovato (singer), Demi Schuurs (tennis player).

Names like Demi

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