Demetria

Where Demetria comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Demetria.

  • 4 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Demetria through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,638 among girls with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Peak, #478
    371 babies named Demetria, the most in any year.
  3. 1979
    Demetria Washington born
    sprinter
  4. 1981
    Demetria McKinney born
    American actress and singer
  5. 1985
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #886.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, masculine equivalent Demetrius; diminutive form Demi.
Namesakes
  • Demetria Washington · sprinter, born 1979
  • Demetria McKinney · American actress and singer, born 1981
  • Demetria Sance · American volleyball player, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.