How Many People Are Named Demaya?
An estimated 280 people in the United States have the first name Demaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Demaya peaked in popularity in 2006 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Demaya 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 Demaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
280
About 1 in 1,224,123 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2006
23 births
Total Registered
284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Demaya
Demaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 284 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Demaya as a female name
Ranked #10,582 in 2022
9 female births in 2022
Peak: 2006 (23 births)
Demaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Demaya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 123 babies were registered. Demaya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Demaya by Decade
How has Demaya 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.
Demaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Demaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Demaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demaya?
We estimate approximately 280 people named Demaya 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 1,224,123 Americans share this first name.
Is Demaya a common name?
Demaya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Demaya most popular?
Demaya reached peak popularity in 2006, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Demaya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Demaya a female name?
Demaya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Demaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Demaya Smith, Demaya Johnson, Demaya 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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