Demaree
In beekeeping, the Demaree method is a swarming prevention method. It was first published by George Demaree (1832–1915) in an article in the American Bee Journal in 1892. Demaree also described a swarm prevention method in 1884, but that was a two-hive system that is unrelated to modern "demareeing".
Meaning & Origin of Demaree
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In beekeeping, the Demaree method is a swarming prevention method. It was first published by George Demaree (1832–1915) in an article in the American Bee Journal in 1892. Demaree also described a swarm prevention method in 1884, but that was a two-hive system that is unrelated to modern "demareeing".
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The Story of Demaree
As a girl name
Demaree first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 6 births, good for #14,177 nationwide. About 55% of every Demaree on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Demaree last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Demaree as a boy name dates back to 1992, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Demaree — #5,901 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Demaree on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Demaree last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 76 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Demaree
Demaree is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 76 births in the dataset. Demaree's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,901. Use the chart and map above to compare Demaree'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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