Demarco
Of Spanish origin, meaning "son of the marquis" or "from the march".
Name Census estimates that about 5,377 living Americans carry the first name Demarco. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Demarco today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Demarco births was 1998 (194 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Demarco. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Demarco with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
5.4K
~ 1 in 63,745 Americans
Peak year
1998
194 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,277
Tracked since 1955
Census
Demarco in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,838 people with the first name Demarco, which placed it at #4,735 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
#4,735
National first-name rank
People counted
3.8K
3,838 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
82.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Demarco
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demarco is Black at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.6%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). 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 Demarco 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 Demarco at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American82.0% · 3,148
- Hispanic or Latino8.6% · 330
- Two or more races5.4% · 207
- White2.7% · 104
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 15
Popularity
Demarco: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Demarco from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,672 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
Demarco 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 Demarco during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Demarcos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 24 states and territories. Illinois, Michigan, Georgia recorded the most babies named Demarco, while Iowa, South Carolina, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 144 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Demarco
The name Demarco has its origins in the Italian language and culture, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Italian word "marco," which means "warlike" or "martial." This name was likely given to a child born during a time of conflict or to a family with a strong military tradition.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Demarco can be found in the writings of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321. In his famous work, "The Divine Comedy," he mentions a character named Demarco, although it is unclear whether this was a real person or a fictional character.
During the Renaissance period, the name Demarco gained popularity among Italian nobility and aristocracy. One notable figure from this time was Demarco Polo, an Italian merchant and explorer who lived from 1254 to 1324. He is best known for his travels to Asia and his book, "The Travels of Marco Polo," which introduced Europeans to the cultures and civilizations of the East.
In the 16th century, the name Demarco was associated with the Italian painter Demarco Girolamo, who lived from 1476 to 1556. He was a prominent figure in the Renaissance art world and is known for his frescoes in the Vatican Palace and the Sistine Chapel.
Another notable figure with the name Demarco was Demarco Antonio Muret, a French humanist and scholar who lived from 1526 to 1585. He was renowned for his contributions to the study of Latin literature and his translations of Greek works into Latin.
In more recent history, the name Demarco has been associated with Italian-American families who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. One famous example is Demarco DeSica, an Italian-American actor and filmmaker who lived from 1901 to 1974. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning film "The Bicycle Thief" and his contributions to the Neorealist movement in cinema.
People
Demarco + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
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FAQ
Demarco: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demarco?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,377 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Demarco 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 63,745 US residents.
Is Demarco a common name?
We classify Demarco as "Rare". It ranks above 96.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,542 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Demarco most popular?
The single biggest year for Demarco was 1998, when 194 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Demarco is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Demarco in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,838 people with the name Demarco, or 1.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,735 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 Demarco 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 Demarco?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Demarco appears almost entirely male. Of the 3,836 people counted with this name, 99.5% 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 Demarco?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Demarco is Black at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.6%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). 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 Demarco most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Demarco in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.0% (3,148 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 Demarco in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Demarco a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Demarco 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 Demarco still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Demarco 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 Demarco 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 have Demarco as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Demarco, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.