Holding steady, #10,917 for girls today.
Popularity of Demiana since 1995
Babies named Demiana per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2011, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Demiana's real moment was 2020.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 44 |
| 2010s | 94 |
| 2020s | 63 |
Meaning & origin
Demiana is a rare modern feminine name that first appeared in U.S. birth records just 30 years ago, in 1995. It has never reached widespread popularity; its peak year was 2020, and even then it remained exceedingly uncommon. In 2025, roughly 1 in every 200,908 newborn girls was named Demiana, placing it at rank 10,917. The name's trajectory is stable, indicating consistent but minimal use. Despite its obscurity, Demiana carries a melodic, romantic quality similar to more established names like Juliana and Viviana. Its etymology is uncertain, but it likely serves as a feminine elaboration of Damian, a name with Greek roots meaning 'to tame'.
Demiana appears to be a modern coinage, likely a variant or feminine form of Demian, which itself derives from the Greek name Damianos. Damianos comes from the Greek word 'damazo', meaning 'to tame' or 'subdue'. The name has seen some use in the United States since the mid-1990s but remains rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Demi, Mia, Ana
Sibling names for Demiana
Names that share Demiana's style, for a brother or sister.
