Demara
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. was an American impostor. He was the subject of both a book and a movie, loosely based on his exploits: The Great Impostor, in which he was played by Tony Curtis.
Meaning & Origin of Demara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. was an American impostor. He was the subject of both a book and a movie, loosely based on his exploits: The Great Impostor, in which he was played by Tony Curtis.
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The Story of Demara
Demara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 10 Demaras were born — ranking #8,805 that year. As of 2026, Demara ranks #14,553 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 128 Demaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Demara
Demara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 128 births in the dataset. Demara's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #8,805. Use the chart and map above to compare Demara'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 .
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