How Many People Are Named Demita?
An estimated 239 people in the United States have the first name Demita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Demita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Demita 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 Demita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
239
About 1 in 1,434,119 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1961
23 births
Total Registered
275
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Demita
Demita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 275 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Demita as a female name
Ranked #10,499 in 1990
7 female births in 1990
Peak: 1961 (23 births)
Demita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Demita span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 135 babies were registered. Demita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Demita by Decade
How has Demita 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.
Demita by State
Demita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Demita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Demita
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Demita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demita?
We estimate approximately 239 people named Demita 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 1,434,119 Americans share this first name.
Is Demita a common name?
Demita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 275 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Demita most popular?
Demita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Demita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Demita a female name?
Demita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Demita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Demita Smith, Demita Johnson, Demita 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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