Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Demaris isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demaris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,304
- 286 boys · 1,018 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,053 as a first name in 2020; 830 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Demaris’s family of names
Demaris has a related form in Damaris. In English usage, Demaris as a surname has a related form in DESMARAIS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Demaris, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Desirae
“one who is desired”
>99% girls
Desiree
“one who is desired”
>99% girls
Deja
“one of remembrance”
>99% girls
Erica
“ever the ruler”
>99% girls
Malorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Mallorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Destinee
“recognizing one's certain fortune; fate”
>99% girls
Danielle
“God is my judge”
>99% girls