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Demelza

female

Demelza.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1976 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #260 in Republic of Ireland in 1976. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1658 to #5876.1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#1658#5876
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#2738
1998#3142
1999#2189
2000#2746
2001#3998
2002#1658
2003#3594
2004#2802
2005#3970
2006#1983
2007#5201
2008#4524
2010#4012
2011#5785
2012#5876
2013#5742
2014#4003
2015#2496
2016#2120
2017#1995
2018#2187
2019#1782
2020#1846
2021#2341
2022#1685
2023#1959
2024#3318

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
3
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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