Given name & surname
Demi
“a petite woman; half”
Demi is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a petite woman; half.”
Original GreekΔέμη
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a petite woman; half.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Demi is a diminutive of Demetria.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,921
- 52 boys · 14,869 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 914 babies
- 2025
- 811
- #381 for girls · #9,942 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 804 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 381 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (83). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,282 as a first name in 2020; 247 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.
Demi’s family of names
In English usage, Demi is a diminutive of Demetria. Demi has a related form in Demia. Demi has a related form in Demiana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Demi
- Demi LovatoAmerican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
- Demi MooreAmerican actress and producer (born 1962)
- Rhea RipleyAustralian professional wrestlerborn 1996
- Demi VolleringDutch cyclist (born 1996)
- Demi SchuursDutch tennis playerborn 1993
- Demi StokesEnglish footballer (born 1991)
- Demi RoseBritish modelborn 1995
- Demi de JongDutch cyclistborn 1995
- Demi Harmanactressborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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