Demetrius

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #14,179 · #1,227 for boys in 2025, 164 births
Given to boys 95.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1991 · 1,052 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
36,064
since 1912

Demetrius over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Demetrius has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #259, 1991boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,227164
2024#1,042213
2023#890261
2022#982229
2021#831286
2020#856266
2019#808283
2018#700346
2017#734325
2016#733333
2015#679374
2014#690362
2013#597425
2012#616396
2011#580432
2010#513501
2009#545484
2008#520523
2007#491541
2006#436628
2005#499496
2004#14,1796#438593
2003#455554
2002#421584
2001#10,1029#385673
2000#11,8017#384679
1999#8,80510#391650
1998#10,1228#377670
1997#8,33410#364679
1996#8,13210#338759
1995#6,64113#310855
1994#5,01619#301894
1993#4,99819#295942
1992#4,23624#2801,022
1991#3,81727#2591,052
1990#4,38022#291867
1989#2,81039#281885
1988#2,48943#292789
1987#3,25728#288746
1986#2,11650#277764
1985#2,39841#311656
1984#2,62535#314621
1983#2,13546#292689
1982#2,22045#314627
1981#1,86758#285716
1980#1,83359#294694
1979#1,66167#278735
1978#1,65364#289659
1977#1,63764#290676
1976#1,34380#286656
1975#1,32682#299636
1974#1,38674#275680
1973#1,37472#281653
1972#1,41469#305597
1971#1,90645#339542
1970#2,30733#374466
1969#1,83545#368448
1968#1,90939#391397
1967#1,70245#384385
1966#2,24928#472264
1965#1,74142#456289
1964#1,80342#539212
1963#2,13131#575188
1962#1,60749#570189
1961#2,47424#769101
1960#2,90418#85279
1959#3,10415#88875
1958#3,92510#89271
1957#2,92616#84579
1956#3,04815#92465
1955#3,22513#87471
1954#3,49011#88769
1953#1,35731
1952#2,15313
1951#2,36711
1950#1,57222
1949#2,12313
1948#1,88116
1947#1,85017
1946#4,4176#2,27111
1945#2,24210
1944#2,8627
1943
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1941#3,1336
1940
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1935#2,9517
1934
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1931#3,7635
1930#3,2897
1929
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1927#4,2105
1926#3,7086
1925#3,4087
1924#3,2608
1923
1922#4,3075
1921#2,63211
1920
1919#3,1158
1918#3,3687
1917
1916#3,8975
1915#2,45810
1914
1913
1912#2,2696
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Demetrius! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1913–1914, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Demetrius is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedMNIllinois: #272 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,571 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedWIMichigan: #273 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,382 boysMINew York: #389 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,376 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedIAIndiana: #430 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,498 boysINOhio: #273 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,330 boysOHPennsylvania: #390 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,377 boysPANew Jersey: #434 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,708 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #431 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 4,879 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedNEMissouri: #278 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,815 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedWVVirginia: #337 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,034 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,117 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedARTennessee: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,275 boysTNNorth Carolina: #429 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,143 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #160 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 943 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #281 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,818 boysLAMississippi: #225 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMSAlabama: #196 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,173 boysALGeorgia: #226 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,458 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedHITexas: #552 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,147 boysTXFlorida: #247 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,790 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#160 · 1 in 943
  2. Alabama#196 · 1 in 1,173
  3. Mississippi#225 · 1 in 1,471
  4. Georgia#226 · 1 in 1,458
  5. Florida#247 · 1 in 1,790

Best ever in a state: #70 in Alabama, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#160131 in 943
Alabama#196251 in 1,173
Mississippi#225141 in 1,471
Georgia#226281 in 1,458
Florida#247261 in 1,790
Illinois#272361 in 2,571
Michigan#273231 in 3,382
Ohio#273271 in 3,330
Missouri#278131 in 2,815
Louisiana#281191 in 1,818
Tennessee#304101 in 3,275
Maryland#30771 in 4,117
Virginia#33791 in 4,034
New York#389281 in 5,376
Pennsylvania#390111 in 8,377
North Carolina#42971 in 6,143
Indiana#43061 in 7,498
California#431341 in 4,879
New Jersey#43471 in 7,708
Texas#552141 in 7,147
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Demetrius
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 185 spots since 2024 (#1,042#1,227)
  • 371 spots since 2020 (#856#1,227)
  • 548 spots since 2015 (#679#1,227)
  • Biggest jump: 470 spots in 1954 (#1,357#887)
  • Biggest drop: 152 spots in 2024 (#890#1,042)
Rise & fade · boys
79 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1991 at #259 (1,052 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1954–2023
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,920
  • Highest: 1 in 1,920 boys born in 1991 were named Demetrius (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,415 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 23.3% of all boys named Demetrius (8,390) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s36#2,269 (1912)#3,021
1920s42#2,632 (1921)#3,588
1930s19#2,951 (1935)#3,334
1940s80#1,850 (1947)#2,337
1950s507#845 (1957)#1,276
1960s2,552#368 (1969)#538
1970s6,300#275 (1974)#302
1980s7,187#277 (1986)#295
1990s8,390#259 (1991)#321
2000s5,755#384 (2000)#457
2010s3,777#513 (2010)#665
2020s1,419#831 (2021)#971

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Demetrius in 1967

girls
#1,702
45 births · 1 in 36,689 girls
boys
#384
385 births · 1 in 4,529 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #1,702Demetrius45

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #384Demetrius385
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 36,689 of them was named Demetrius, which outranked 78.3% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetrius
  1. #1,682Subrina46
  2. #1,682Terina46
  3. #1,682Valery46
  4. #1,702Demetrius45
  5. #1,702Alejandra45
  6. #1,702Carlyn45
  7. #1,702Carroll45
  8. #1,732Adelina44
  9. #1,732Andre44
  10. #1,732Camie44

Tied with 29 names at #1,702; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,873Anissa#2,519#646
  2. 1,660Buffy#2,453#793
  3. 1,522Nichelle#2,022#500
  4. 893Josette#1,621#728
  5. 862Lissette#1,600#738
Fallers
  1. 792Tatia#668#1,460
  2. 531Inger#929#1,460
  3. 400Sonji#639#1,039
  4. 389Sunday#983#1,372
  5. 325Cinda#944#1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 4,529 of them was named Demetrius, which outranked 91.6% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetrius
  1. #381Stephan393
  2. #382Darnell390
  3. #382Sheldon390
  4. #384Demetrius385
  5. #385Alfonso381
  6. #386Earnest379
  7. #386Pete379
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,048Alfie#1,963#915
  2. 548Waylon#1,540#992
  3. 519Ariel#1,450#931
  4. 430Brendon#1,345#915
  5. 416Terrill#1,259#843
Fallers
  1. 443German#968#1,411
  2. 396Darry#916#1,312
  3. 346Regan#835#1,181
  4. 337Caleb#916#1,253
  5. 317Winfred#785#1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967