NameTides

Demian

Demian was the #2,480 boys' name in the US in 2025 (54 babies), and #1,705 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Demian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Demian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Demian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,480 (54)#1,705 (15)#2,269 (8)
2024#2,345 (60)#3,255 (6)#2,439 (7)
2023#2,315 (60)#2,008 (11)#2,123 (8)
2022#2,191 (66)#4,002 (4)#2,493 (6)
2021#2,972 (41)#4,789 (3)#2,812 (5)
2020#2,689 (46)#4,608 (3)—
2019#2,694 (47)——
2018#2,796 (43)——
2017#2,637 (47)#3,040 (6)#2,762 (5)
2016#2,626 (47)#4,810 (3)—
2015#2,919 (40)——
2014#2,017 (70)#4,632 (3)—
2013#2,009 (68)#3,822 (4)—
2012#1,863 (78)#4,805 (3)—
2011#2,129 (62)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1974 at #919.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1966.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Demian is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Demian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,483TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Demian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DemianCanadaBoys#2,2698
DemianEngland & WalesBoys#1,70515
DemianUSGirls—too few
DemianUSBoys#2,48054