Demetra

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · Last seen for boys in 1976 at #4,935
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1966 · 125 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,205
since 1912

Demetra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Demetra has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #900, 1966girls
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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
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2025#11,9327—
2024#12,1617—
2023#13,4626—
2022#11,2318—
2021#8,97811—
2020#8,95311—
2019#9,73610—
2018#9,15111—
2017#8,29913—
2016#7,98814—
2015#10,8669—
2014#6,71318—
2013#8,58013—
2012#9,71111—
2011#9,72311—
2010#6,90418—
2009#7,34117—
2008#7,74216—
2007#6,55220—
2006#6,35620—
2005#5,80021—
2004#6,76817—
2003#4,94325—
2002#4,90624—
2001#5,00923—
2000#5,31221—
1999#3,71832—
1998#3,73031—
1997#2,97740—
1996#3,09338—
1995#3,49231—
1994#2,75244—
1993#2,88241—
1992#2,61247—
1991#2,42052—
1990#2,64044—
1989#2,76940—
1988#2,13154—
1987#2,33245—
1986#1,98055—
1985#1,94856—
1984#1,96152—
1983#1,92753—
1982#1,75563—
1981#1,75464—
1980#1,39689—
1979#1,36490—
1978#1,42281—
1977#1,22599—
1976#1,092111#4,9356
1975#973127#4,7976
1974#1,107105—
1973#1,120100—
1972#1,18191—
1971#1,23790—
1970#1,118105—
1969#1,042110—
1968#939121—
1967#1,04697—
1966#900125—
1965#1,12289—
1964#1,19086—
1963#1,25077—
1962#1,35966—
1961#1,48157—
1960#1,74742—
1959#1,76539—
1958#1,67941—
1957#1,78437—
1956#1,59844—
1955#1,73336—
1954#1,90930—
1953#1,75832—
1952#2,92114—
1951#2,18221—
1950#3,05212—
1949#2,01323—
1948#1,66931—
1947#2,08922—
1946#2,15319—
1945#2,33914—
1944#1,96719—
1943#2,25116—
1942#1,86021—
1941#1,75021—
1940#2,29713—
1939#2,03816—
1938#1,87318—
1937#1,91417—
1936#2,03215—
1935#1,77919—
1934#2,42412—
1933#1,65821—
1932#1,44827—
1931#1,94117—
1930#1,70322—
1929#2,43713—
1928#1,78422—
1927#1,93520—
1926#1,41432—
1925#2,37815—
1924#2,06219—
1923#1,73624—
1922#1,95720—
1921#2,12018—
1920#2,26316—
1919#3,4528—
1918#2,10217—
1917#2,20415—
1916#1,80519—
1915#2,25513—
1914#2,6388—
1913#3,1875—
1912#1,84410—
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five girls were named Demetra! It came in at #1,844, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Demetra is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMNIllinois: #746 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,992 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMINew York: #933 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,118 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedINOhio: #979 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,472 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedARTennessee: #562 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,235 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,380 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #620 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,336 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedALGeorgia: #481 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,431 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Demetra, so not publishedHITexas: #729 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,044 girlsTXFlorida: #709 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,853 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#481 · 1 in 3,431
  2. South Carolina#482 · 1 in 3,380
  3. Tennessee#562 · 1 in 5,235
  4. Louisiana#620 · 1 in 4,336
  5. Florida#709 · 1 in 5,853

Best ever in a state: #313 in Massachusetts, 1930.

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Georgia#48191 in 3,431
South Carolina#48251 in 3,380
Tennessee#56251 in 5,235
Louisiana#62061 in 4,336
Florida#70971 in 5,853
Texas#729161 in 6,044
Illinois#746101 in 6,992
New York#933111 in 9,118
Ohio#97951 in 13,472
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Demetra
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 229 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #11,932)
  • 2,979 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #11,932)
  • 1,066 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #11,932)
  • Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1966 (#1,122 → #900)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 1967 (#900 → #1,046)
Rise & fade · girls
54 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1966 at #900 (125 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 3 yrs · 1966–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 11,479
  • Highest: 1 in 11,479 girls born in 1975 were named Demetra (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229,610 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #900 in 1966, was only 1 in 13,537 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 23.8% of all girls named Demetra (999) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s95#1,805 (1916)#2,436
1920s199#1,414 (1926)#2,009
1930s184#1,448 (1932)#1,881
1940s199#1,669 (1948)#2,039
1950s306#1,598 (1956)#2,038
1960s870#900 (1966)#1,208
1970s999#973 (1975)#1,184
1980s571#1,396 (1980)#1,995
1990s400#2,420 (1991)#3,032
2000s204#4,906 (2002)#6,073
2010s128#6,713 (2014)#8,767
2020s50#8,953 (2020)#11,120

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

Demetra in 1976

girls
#1,092
111 births · 1 in 13,199 girls
boys
#4,935
6 births · 1 in 261,501 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #1,092Demetra111

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #4,935Demetra6
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 13,199 of them was named Demetra, which outranked 90.0% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetra
  1. #1,086Lesa112
  2. #1,086Lila112
  3. #1,086Shea112
  4. #1,092Demetra111
  5. #1,092Cristie111
  6. #1,092Danyell111
  7. #1,092Jayne111
  8. #1,098Bobby110
  9. #1,098Isela110
  10. #1,098Kris110

Tied with 5 names at #1,092; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 261,501 of them was named Demetra, which outranked 24.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetra
  1. #4,418Zed7
  2. #4,418Zenon7
  3. #4,418Zion7
  4. #4,935Demetra6
  5. #4,935Aarin6
  6. #4,935Abayomi6
  7. #4,935Abdallah6
  8. #5,587Abdulla5
  9. #5,587Abdur5
  10. #5,587Abiel5

Tied with 651 names at #4,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →