ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1979 First Year 2003 Last Year 1979 Peak Year #6056 Peak Rank 10 Total Count 2 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Demis What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Demis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Demis Grigoraș, Romanian handball player Demis Hassabis, British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, video game designer, entrepreneur and board game player Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer Demis Ohandjanian, English footballer Demis Roussos (1946–2015), Greek-Egyptian singer and musician Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis) 📖 ## The Story of Demis American parents first put Demis on the record books as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 5 Demiss were born — ranking #6,056 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Demiss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2003 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Demiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Demis Phonetically similar names — useful when Demis is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Demiss * [Dennis](/dennis) * [Denis](/denis) * [Denisse](/denisse) * [Denys](/denys) * [Dennise](/dennise) * Damis * Dimos * Temis * Dumbass * Domus * [Demus](/demus) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Demis What does the name Demis mean? Demis is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Demis Grigoraș, Romanian handball player Demis Hassabis, British artificial intelligence researcher, neuroscientist, video game designer, entrepreneur and board game player Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer Demis Ohandjanian, English footballer Demis Roussos (1946–2015), Greek-Egyptian singer and musician How popular is Demis in 2026? In 2026, Demis ranks #10,895 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Demis most popular? Demis reached its peak popularity in 1979, ranking #6,056 that year with 5 babies given the name. Is Demis a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Demis is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Demis? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Demis include Adeyinka, Adrell, Ahmond. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦AdeyinkaPeak #6056](/adeyinka)[👦AdrellPeak #6056](/adrell)[👦AhmondPeak #6056](/ahmond)[👦BaiPeak #6056](/bai)[👦BarbaroPeak #6056](/barbaro)[👦BrencePeak #6056](/brence)[👦ChamelPeak #6056](/chamel)[👦CorinnePeak #6056](/corinne) ## About the name Demis Demis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Demis's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #6,056\. Use the chart and map above to compare Demis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1979 → ](/year/1979) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.