Meaning & origin
What it means
Demid is a romanization of Демид. Демид goes back to Ancient Greek Διομήδης, meaning “to ponder, to plan.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 28 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 7 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 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Demid’s family of names
In German usage, Demid has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Демид. In Ukrainian usage, Demid is a transliteration of Демид. Demid is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Дэмид.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Demid has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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