DeMario, Damarion, Damari

• Origin: African-American
• Meaning: none
• Gender: Male
• Variation: Damario, DaMario, Demarion, DaMarion, DeMarion, DaMari, DeMari

DeMario is an African-American name that emerged into wider usage during the 1970s. It was possibly influenced by the African-American naming practice of attaching productive prefixes such as Da-/De– and La-/Le- to existing names or name elements; in this case, De- may have been combined with the traditional masculine name Mario. DeMario first appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 in 1978 and peaked at #504 in 1988.

The name subsequently produced or influenced a number of similar forms. Damarion first appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 in 2003 and peaked at #562 in 2005, followed by the shorter Damari, which first appeared in the Top 1000 in 2005, peaked at #782 in 2016, and ranked #958 in 2025.

Sister Names:
Aaliyah, Amiri, Azari, Brianna, Chanté, Ciara, Daisha, Dior, Ebony, Fantasia, Genesis, Imani, Jada, Janiyah, Jaylin, Kaiya, Kamiyah, Khalani, Lashawn, Malaya, Malaysia, Nala, Nevaeh, Nia, Precious, Queen, Raven, Shanice, Shanae, Tamika, Unique, Valencia, Xavia, Zaniyah, Zaria

Brother Names:
Amir, Andre, Antoine/Antwan, Daquan, Davion, DeAndre, Hakim, Isaiah, Jabari, Jalen, Jamal, Kareem, Keshaun, Kyaire, Laquan, Lamar, Marquis, Mekhi, Nasir, Omari, Rashad, Rashawn, Shaquille, Semaj, Terrell, Trayvon, Vontae, Zaire

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/demario
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_names
• https://namecensus.com/first-names/demario-meaning-and-history
• www.ssa.gov