Demi

Meaning: Devoted to Demeter
Origin: Greek — Short form of Demetria

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) · #413 in Ireland (2025) · #634 in England & Wales (2025) · #935 in Canada (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,023 in Belgium (2025) · #3,432 in Italy (2024) · #638 in Scotland (2024) · #1,964 in Ecuador (2024) · #328 in N. Ireland (2023) · #361 in New Zealand (2022) · #2,347 in Austria (2016) and 1 more.

Famous Demis

Demi Lovato — American singer and actress (born 1992)
Demi Moore — American actress (born 1962)
Demi Vollering — Dutch cyclist (born 1996)
Demi Schuurs — Dutch tennis player (born 1993)
Demi Rose — British model (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

Demi Miller — Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
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 (born 1993).

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

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