Demiana
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "belonging to Demeter", the goddess of agriculture.
Name Census estimates that about 203 living Americans carry the first name Demiana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Demiana today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Demiana births was 2011 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Demiana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
203
~ 1 in 1,688,445 Americans
Peak year
2011
14 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,665
Tracked since 1995
Popularity
Demiana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Demiana from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 94 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Demiana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Demiana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Demiana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Demianas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Demiana
The name Demiana has its origins in the ancient Greek language and culture, dating back to the classical period of Greek history. It is derived from the Greek word "demios," which means "of the people" or "public." The name is a feminine variant of the male name Demian or Damian, which has similar roots.
In ancient Greece, the name Demiana was sometimes associated with the goddess Demeter, the deity of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest. However, there is no definitive historical record of the name being used during that era.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Demiana can be found in the Byzantine Empire, where it was used by several notable individuals. One of the first known bearers of the name was Saint Demiana, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd or 4th century AD. According to tradition, she was a young woman from Egypt who suffered martyrdom for her faith during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
Another historical figure with the name Demiana was Demiana of Alexandria, a 6th-century Byzantine noblewoman and philanthropist. She was known for her charitable works and for founding a monastery in Alexandria, Egypt.
In the Middle Ages, the name Demiana was also used in parts of Eastern Europe and the Balkans, particularly in regions with strong Byzantine cultural influence. One notable bearer of the name was Demiana of Serbia, a 13th-century Serbian princess and the wife of King Stefan Radoslav of Serbia (r. 1227-1233).
During the Renaissance period, the name Demiana gained some popularity in Italy, where it was sometimes rendered as "Demianna" or "Demiania." One notable Italian woman with this name was Demiania Gozzadini (1531-1592), a noblewoman from Bologna who was known for her patronage of the arts and her involvement in various charitable endeavors.
In more recent centuries, the name Demiana has been used sporadically in various parts of Europe and the Middle East, although it has remained relatively uncommon. Some notable bearers of the name include Demiana Ebeid (1892-1962), an Egyptian feminist and writer who was a pioneer in the women's rights movement in Egypt, and Demiana Mihaylova (1924-2003), a Bulgarian opera singer who performed with the Sofia National Opera.
People
Demiana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Demiana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Demiana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demiana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 203 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Demiana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,688,445 US residents.
Is Demiana a common name?
We classify Demiana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 205 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Demiana most popular?
The single biggest year for Demiana was 2011, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Demiana is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Demiana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Demiana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.