Demid
Demid is a Russian masculine given name, derived from Greek Greek: Διομήδης, Diomedes. Demid is a layman variant of the name, whereas the canonical form according to the Russian Orthodox Church is Diomid. The patronymic surnames Demidov, Demidovich, Demidenko are derived from it.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Demid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demid is a Russian masculine given name, derived from Greek Greek: Διομήδης, Diomedes. Demid is a layman variant of the name, whereas the canonical form according to the Russian Orthodox Church is Diomid. The patronymic surnames Demidov, Demidovich, Demidenko are derived from it.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Demid
The earliest SSA record of Demid as a baby boy name dates back to 2013, when 5 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Demid — #9,668 in the national rankings. About 82% of every Demid on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Demid last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 28 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Demid
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Demid. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Diomid
Names that sound like Demid
Phonetically similar names — useful when Demid is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dummied
- Demode
- Dema
- Demod
- Demoed
- Desmid
- Diarmid
- Demd
- Dimit
- Demit
- Dimmitt
- Demet
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About the name Demid
Demid is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Demid's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #9,668. Use the chart and map above to compare Demid'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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