Demarius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- deh-MAR-ee-us
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Demarius is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Demarius mean?
Modern: De- prefix added to Marius
Formed with the popular African American prefix De- added to the Roman name Marius.
Is Demarius a girl's or a boy's name?
Demarius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Demarius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Demarius, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Demarius in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Demarius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,625 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,143 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,034 |
| 2008 | 53 | #2,404 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 102 | #1,492 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2,077 |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,876 |
| 2003 | 63 | #1,867 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,003 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,928 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,737 |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,486 |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,511 |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,439 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,390 |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,481 |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,239 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,835 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
Names like Demarius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darius Isaias Jeremiah Demetrius Lucas Zachariah Alexander Sebastian Ezekiel Diego Elias Josiah
Names related to Demarius
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Demarius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/demarius, updated 20 October 2026.