Demi

Meaning: Follower of Demeter
Origin: Variant of Demetria · feminine of Demetrius (from Greek)

Girl's name · #381 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Demi is near its high-water mark: it reached #339 in 2020 and still ranked #381 in 2025. About 15,000 girls have carried it since 1964.

Across the states

In recent years, Demi ran 3–7× its national rate in Louisiana and Mississippi—ranked #49 in Louisiana in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Demi ranks in other countries and regions.

#184 in Netherlands (2025) · #417 in Ireland (2025) · #634 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,045 in Belgium (2025) · #1,085 in Canada (2024).

Famous Demis

Demi Lovato — American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1992)
Demi Moore — American actress and producer (born 1962)
Demi Schuurs — Dutch tennis player
Demi Vollering — Dutch cyclist
Demi Stokes — English footballer (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Demi Miller — EastEnders (TV series)
Demi the Demoness — Demi the Demoness (comics)

What Demis become

Among 82 notable people named Demi:

Sports figures appear 2.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Demi Schuurs, Dutch tennis player.

Similar names: Phoenix · Devyn · Remy · Thea · Lexi · Gia

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