Demyan
Demyan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Ukrainian.
- Russian
- Ukrainian
Meaning & Origin of Demyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demyan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Ukrainian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Ukrainian
The Story of Demyan
American parents first put Demyan on the record books as a baby boy name in 2003, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 10 Demyans were born — ranking #7,559 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Demyans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 90 Demyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Demyan
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About the name Demyan
Demyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Demyan's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #7,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Demyan'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.