How popular is the name Demir?

1,364 US babies were named Demir between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2022.

What careers are people named Demir over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Demirs show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Demir

Q: How common is the spelling Demir?

The most common spelling: 47% of Demirs use it.

Demir. 1,364 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Demirs are 1.5× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2022

1,364 US babies were named Demir between 1940 and 2025.

Demir around the world

Sweden: 77 babies since 1998, peak 2022, No. 571 in 2022
England & Wales: 284 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 856 in 2025
France: 125 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,665 in 2025
Belgium: 25 babies since 1995, peak 2021

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Demirs end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.5×	Low · 7 people
Actor	1.2×	Low · 3 people
Basketball player	1.3×	Low · 3 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Demirs show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 47% of Demirs use it

Demir 47%
Demar 44%
Demere 5%
Demarr 4%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2022)