The baby name Demir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced deh-MEER (IPA: /deˈmiɾ/).
Demir is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Demir is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced deh-MEER (IPA: /deˈmiɾ/).
Demir is Turkish in Origin.
Demir is a Turkish masculine given name meaning “iron,” tracing to Old Turkic temür/tämür and cognate with Mongolic Temür/Timur. It evokes strength, resilience, and steadfast character, echoed in the Turkish phrase demir gibi (“iron-like”).
In Anatolia, Demir functioned as a descriptive epithet and later became a widespread surname after Turkey’s 1934 Surname Law; as a given name it rose sharply in the late 20th–21st centuries, including in diaspora communities in Germany, the Netherlands, and North America. Cross-linguistic variants include Temir/Temür (Kazakh, Kyrgyz), Tämir/Timer (Tatar, Bashkir), and Timur; related South Slavic Damir may share the Turkic “iron” root, though often reinterpreted via Slavic elements. Modern spellings or adaptations such as Demira appear internationally, while Demi serves as a casual nickname. Overall, Demir blends a clear, elemental meaning with a pan‑Eurasian linguistic pedigree.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| AL | 0 | #70 | 7 | 2,372 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| RS | 0 | #80 | 5 | 923 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #111 | 46 | 2,277 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #173 | 10 | 1,509 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #173 | 47 | 3,850 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #187 | 118 | 5,122 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #192 | 18 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #204 | 15 | 4,970 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #245 | 14 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 10 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #291 | 6 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #332 | 9 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| TR | 0 | #352 | 4,708 | 19,440 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #378 | 10 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #399 | 44 | 2,180 |
| Germany | 0 | #424 | 14 | 2,542 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #472 | 34 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #604 | 149 | 12,213 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #639 | 29 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #656 | 27 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #736 | 218 | 5,697 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #796 | 97 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #799 | 40 | 4,949 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #877 | 75 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #915 | 16 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,150 | 27 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,276 | 196 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,581 | 34 | 28,008 |
Demir is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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