Demontre
Derived from French roots, meaning "to demonstrate or show".
Name Census estimates that about 528 living Americans carry the first name Demontre. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Demontre today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Demontre births was 1998 (45 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Demontre. 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
528
~ 1 in 649,156 Americans
Peak year
1998
45 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,222
Tracked since 1986
Census
Demontre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 373 people with the first name Demontre, which placed it at #25,428 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,428
National first-name rank
People counted
373
373 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Demontre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demontre is Black at 93.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.8%) and White (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Demontre described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Demontre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.6% · 349
- Two or more races3.8% · 14
- White1.3% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 5
Popularity
Demontre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Demontre from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 247 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Demontre 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 Demontre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Demontres live
Origin
Meaning and history of Demontre
The name Demontre has its origins in the French language, originating as a variant spelling of the name Démontrer, which means "to demonstrate" or "to show" in English. This name first emerged in France during the late 16th century, a period marked by the Renaissance and a flourishing of the arts and sciences.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Demontre Leblanc, a French mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1587 to 1654. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and is credited with refining the methods for calculating the positions of planets and stars.
In the 17th century, the name Demontre gained popularity among the French nobility and intellectual circles. Notable figures from this era include Demontre de Montaigne, a philosopher and essayist born in 1592, whose writings explored themes of human nature, skepticism, and the pursuit of knowledge.
As the French language and culture spread across Europe and the Americas, the name Demontre began to appear in other regions as well. One notable bearer was Demontre LeSage, a Swiss-born philosopher and physicist who lived from 1724 to 1803. He proposed the concept of a "gravitational ether" to explain the force of gravity, a theory that influenced the work of later scientists.
In the 19th century, the name Demontre was adopted by several notable figures in the arts and literature. Demontre Baudelaire, a French poet born in 1821, is renowned for his influential collection of poems, "Les Fleurs du Mal" (The Flowers of Evil), which explored themes of decadence, eroticism, and the darker aspects of human nature.
More recently, the name Demontre has been carried by individuals in various fields, such as Demontre Villeneuve, a Canadian film director and screenwriter born in 1967, known for his work on films like "Arrival" and "Blade Runner 2049."
While the name Demontre has its roots in French culture, it has transcended geographical boundaries and continues to be used in various parts of the world, carrying with it a sense of intellectual curiosity, artistic expression, and a commitment to demonstrating and revealing the depths of human experience.
People
Demontre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Demontre 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
Demontre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demontre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 528 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Demontre 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 649,156 US residents.
Is Demontre a common name?
We classify Demontre as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 538 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Demontre most popular?
The single biggest year for Demontre was 1998, when 45 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Demontre is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Demontre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 373 people with the name Demontre, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,428 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Demontre in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Demontre?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Demontre appears almost entirely male. Of the 377 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Demontre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demontre is Black at 93.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.8%) and White (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Demontre most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Demontre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.6% (349 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Demontre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Demontre a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Demontre in the SSA data are male. 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.
Is Demontre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Demontre in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Demontre can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Demontre?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.