Demian
Demian is a name with a single cultural origin: Ukrainian.
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Demian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demian is a name with a single cultural origin: Ukrainian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ukrainian
The Story of Demian
American parents first put Demian on the record books as a baby boy name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 90 Demians were born — ranking #1,681 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Demians. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,191 among baby boy names with 67 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Demians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Demian
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About the name Demian
Demian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Demian's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #919. Use the chart and map above to compare Demian'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.