The first name Demarcus
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Demarcus at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 66 boys born in the United States were named Demarcus, the 2,168th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 511 were.
13,647
babies named Demarcus since 1880
#2,168
rank in 2025
1991
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Demarcus
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- DeMarcus CousinsAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
- DeMarcus WareAmerican football player (born 1982)
- DeMarcus NelsonAmerican basketball player, born 1985
- Demarcus LawrenceAmerican football player (born 1992)
- DeMarcus CorleyAmerican boxer, born 1974
Questions
- Is Demarcus a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 13,647 US babies named Demarcus since 1880 were boys.
- When was Demarcus most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 511 babies were named Demarcus, its highest rank at 436th.