Demir
Demir is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian.
- Turkish
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Demir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demir is a name with multiple cultural origins: Turkish, Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Bosnian
The Story of Demir
The earliest SSA record of Demir as a baby boy name dates back to 1991, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 137 newborns named Demir — #1,366 in the national rankings. About 52% of every Demir on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Demir ranks #1,604 for baby boys with 107 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Demir
Demir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Demir's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Demir'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.