Given name
Demea
“a petite woman; half”
Demea is a variant of Demi. One Greek interpretation is “a petite woman; half.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demea is a variant of Demi. One Greek interpretation is “a petite woman; half.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demea is a variant of Demi. An origin associated with Demi is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 12 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 12 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 girls is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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