Demario
Demario or DeMario is an American masculine given name with several possible origins. It may be a combination of the element de and the Italian name Mario, which could be simply ornamental or mean 'son of Mario', or a variant of Damaris, which means 'dominant woman' or 'calf; heifer'. It is often found among African Americans.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Demario
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demario or DeMario is an American masculine given name with several possible origins. It may be a combination of the element de and the Italian name Mario, which could be simply ornamental or mean 'son of Mario', or a variant of Damaris, which means 'dominant woman' or 'calf; heifer'. It is often found among African Americans.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Demario
Demario first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1989: 334 births, good for #523 nationwide. About 35% of every Demario on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Demario ranks #3,717 for baby boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-36%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Demario
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Demario. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- DeMarcus
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About the name Demario
Demario is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Demario's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #504. Use the chart and map above to compare Demario'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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