How Many People Are Named Dema?
An estimated 303 people in the United States have the first name Dema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Dema peaked in popularity in 1919 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dema as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
303
About 1 in 1,131,202 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1919
24 births
Total Registered
844
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dema
Dema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 844 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dema as a female name
Ranked #9,132 in 2023
11 female births in 2023
Peak: 1919 (24 births)
Dema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dema span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 149 babies were registered. Dema has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dema by Decade
How has Dema tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dema by State
Dema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dema
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Dema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dema?
We estimate approximately 303 people named Dema are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,131,202 Americans share this first name.
Is Dema a common name?
Dema is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 844 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dema most popular?
Dema reached peak popularity in 1919, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dema is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dema a female name?
Dema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dema Smith, Dema Johnson, Dema Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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