Demetria

#5,238 for girls in 2025, 24 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #6,407
Given to girls 98.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1974 · 371 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,960
since 1914

Demetria over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Demetria has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #478, 1974girls
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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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2025#5,23824—
2024#5,30024—
2023#8,48612—
2022#5,30924—
2021#4,83327—
2020#5,00325—
2019#3,38846—
2018#3,15851—
2017#3,84839—
2016#4,34533—
2015#3,17752—
2014#3,11253—
2013#3,00555—
2012#3,16952—
2011#2,90959—
2010#2,64268—
2009#3,04756—
2008#2,55773—
2007#2,61670—
2006#2,20687—
2005#2,18084—
2004#2,17582—
2003#1,769106—
2002#1,93491—
2001#1,750102—
2000#1,511121—
1999#1,315137—
1998#1,161162—
1997#1,327130—
1996#1,004187—
1995#1,007184#6,4078
1994#1,133158—
1993#971194#8,7005
1992#885223#5,23610
1991#824249#4,76011
1990#883219—
1989#775250#5,6158
1988#791237—
1987#888190#6,0896
1986#815206—
1985#886180#5,7856
1984#821191—
1983#765209—
1982#750222#4,5938
1981#695245#6,2625
1980#642284#5,5256
1979#560328#6,0565
1978#608281#3,8579
1977#564311#3,20312
1976#601267—
1975#504354#3,6599
1974#478371#3,12011
1973#485370#4,0547
1972#512336—
1971#514361#3,3709
1970#597294—
1969#616261—
1968#703192—
1967#753171#3,5596
1966#843140—
1965#922120—
1964#1,001114—
1963#1,065102—
1962#1,11495—
1961#1,083102—
1960#1,30171—
1959#1,26272—
1958#1,36460—
1957#1,50750—
1956#1,48051—
1955#1,46348—
1954#1,70236—
1953#1,97327—
1952#1,74632—
1951#1,48140—
1950#1,83527—
1949#1,96724—
1948#2,82813—
1947#3,24011—
1946#2,59714—
1945#2,91610—
1944#2,94610—
1943#3,8017—
1942#2,98610—
1941#3,0309—
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1936#2,8579—
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1921#4,4646—
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Demetria! It came in at #2,638, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1915–1916, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Demetria is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedMNIllinois: #825 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,049 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedWIMichigan: #683 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,039 girlsMINew York: #1,566 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 17,002 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedIAIndiana: #755 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,965 girlsINOhio: #844 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,772 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #703 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,836 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,280 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 13,076 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #518 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,060 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedWVVirginia: #454 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsVAMaryland: #669 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,523 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedDEArizona: #583 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,686 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedKSArkansas: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsARTennessee: #365 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,535 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #564 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,428 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #446 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,783 girlsLAMississippi: #402 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsMSAlabama: #344 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,207 girlsALGeorgia: #339 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Demetria, so not publishedHITexas: #912 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 7,578 girlsTXFlorida: #552 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,242 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#296 · 1 in 1,752
  2. Georgia#339 · 1 in 2,203
  3. Alabama#344 · 1 in 2,207
  4. Tennessee#365 · 1 in 2,535
  5. Arkansas#377 · 1 in 2,408

Best ever in a state: #155 in District of Columbia, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#296111 in 1,752
Georgia#339191 in 2,203
Alabama#344101 in 2,207
Tennessee#365121 in 2,535
Arkansas#37751 in 2,408
Mississippi#40261 in 2,244
Louisiana#44691 in 2,783
Virginia#454111 in 3,354
Missouri#51881 in 4,060
Florida#552181 in 4,242
North Carolina#56491 in 4,428
Arizona#58371 in 3,686
Maryland#66951 in 5,523
Michigan#683101 in 6,039
New Jersey#70381 in 5,836
Indiana#75551 in 6,965
Illinois#825111 in 7,049
Ohio#84481 in 8,772
Texas#912181 in 7,578
California#1,280201 in 13,076
New York#1,56671 in 17,002
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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 Demetria
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 62 spots since 2024 (#5,300 → #5,238)
  • 235 spots since 2020 (#5,003 → #5,238)
  • 2,061 spots since 2015 (#3,177 → #5,238)
  • Biggest jump: 97 spots in 1988 (#888 → #791)
  • Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1994 (#971 → #1,133)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1974 at #478 (371 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1965–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,941
  • Highest: 1 in 3,941 girls born in 1973 were named Demetria (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 66,969 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #478 in 1974, was only 1 in 3,956 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 29.9% of all girls named Demetria (3,273) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s34#2,638 (1914)#3,698
1920s88#1,961 (1928)#3,120
1930s73#2,404 (1933)#3,229
1940s108#1,967 (1949)#2,923
1950s443#1,262 (1959)#1,581
1960s1,368#616 (1969)#940
1970s3,273#478 (1974)#542
1980s2,214#642 (1980)#783
1990s1,843#824 (1991)#1,051
2000s872#1,511 (2000)#2,175
2010s508#2,642 (2010)#3,275
2020s136#4,833 (2021)#5,695

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.

Demetria in 1991

girls
#824
249 births · 1 in 7,530 girls
boys
#4,760
11 births · 1 in 183,666 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #824Demetria249

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #4,760Demetria11
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 7,530 of them was named Demetria, which outranked 94.7% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetria
  1. #819Tiera251
  2. #822Chandra250
  3. #822Dina250
  4. #824Demetria249
  5. #824Adrianne249
  6. #826Brittnee248
  7. #826Jerica248
  8. #826Joelle248

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 183,666 of them was named Demetria, which outranked 50.7% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetria
  1. #4,476Xaviar12
  2. #4,476Xeng12
  3. #4,476Zavian12
  4. #4,760Demetria11
  5. #4,760Aaryn11
  6. #4,760Abdulla11
  7. #4,760Able11
  8. #5,096Aarion10
  9. #5,096Abdon10
  10. #5,096Abhinav10

Tied with 335 names at #4,760; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →