Dema
Dema is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Dema
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dema is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Dema
The earliest SSA record of Dema as a baby girl name dates back to 1888, when 6 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Dema — #1,649 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Dema ranks #9,548 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 858 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Dema
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dema. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dema
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About the name Dema
Dema is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 858 births in the dataset. Dema's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,017. Use the chart and map above to compare Dema's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.