Demarcus
- Pronunciation
- [De-mar-cus]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Demarcus is a name traditionally given to a boy of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
About the Name Demarcus
Demarcus is a modern American given name formed by pairing the prefix De- with the classic name Marcus, itself a Roman name tied to Mars, the god of war. It belongs to a creative naming tradition that builds fresh, melodic names by adding prefixes and connectors to familiar roots, and it carries no independent ancient etymology of its own — its strength is in its rhythm and construction rather than a deep linguistic history. Pronounced De-mar-cus, its three balanced syllables give it a strong, confident, and distinctly contemporary sound.
Demarcus first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and held the list through 2013, accumulating 3,644 births across those years. It reached its best national rank of #622 in 2000, with later showings of #937 in 2012 and #914 in 2013 before it eased below the threshold. That arc — strongest at the start of its run and gradually fading over the following decade — marks it as a name that peaked early and then slowly receded from the national chart.
The name's appeal lies in its bold, modern construction and its grounding in the timeless Marcus, giving it both an inventive freshness and a sturdy classical anchor at its core. It reads as confident, rhythmic, and thoroughly of its era, a strong-sounding choice with a recognizable Roman name hidden within its modern frame.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Demarcus
US Popularity History (2000–2013)
Annual US births named Demarcus by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 326 boys named Demarcus (boy rank #714 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2013, ranked #914 for boys (227 US births). That's 200 places below its 2008 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Demarcus Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Demarcus the strongest states are Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | #410 | 62 |
| 2 | Alabama | #512 | 56 |
| 3 | Georgia | #598 | 59 |
| 4 | South Carolina | #624 | 24 |
| 5 | Louisiana | #670 | 62 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #686 | 63 |
| 7 | Illinois | #848 | 44 |
| 8 | Texas | #1,114 | 89 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #1,114 | 89 |
| 2 | Illinois | #848 | 44 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #686 | 63 |
| 4 | Louisiana | #670 | 62 |
| 5 | South Carolina | #624 | 24 |
| 6 | Georgia | #598 | 59 |
| 7 | Alabama | #512 | 56 |
| 8 | Mississippi | #410 | 62 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Demarcus in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Demarcus to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Demarcus against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).