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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #259, 1991boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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——
1942——
1941—#3,1336
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935—#2,9517
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931—#3,7635
1930—#3,2897
1929——
1928——
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
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1983

  • 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: #258 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,994 boysILWisconsin: #223 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,601 boysWIMichigan: #197 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,691 boysMINew York: #324 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,992 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: #179 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,157 boysNVWyoming: 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: #260 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,915 boysINOhio: #186 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,653 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,484 boysPANew Jersey: #396 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,875 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #454 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 5,173 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedUTColorado: #421 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,022 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedNEMissouri: #201 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,792 boysMOKentucky: #360 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,120 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedWVVirginia: #190 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,345 boysVAMaryland: #288 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,884 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: #320 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,550 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedARTennessee: #176 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,273 boysTNNorth Carolina: #234 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,809 boysNCSouth Carolina: #129 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 715 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #100 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 472 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #225 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,310 boysLAMississippi: #142 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 756 boysMSAlabama: #73 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 376 boysALGeorgia: #137 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 764 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedHITexas: #669 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 9,475 boysTXFlorida: #205 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,336 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#73 · 1 in 376
  2. District of Columbia#100 · 1 in 472
  3. South Carolina#129 · 1 in 715
  4. Georgia#137 · 1 in 764
  5. Mississippi#142 · 1 in 756

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#73681 in 376
District of Columbia#100161 in 472
South Carolina#129291 in 715
Georgia#137531 in 764
Mississippi#142241 in 756
Tennessee#176251 in 1,273
Nevada#17951 in 1,157
Ohio#186461 in 1,653
Virginia#190261 in 1,345
Michigan#197371 in 1,691
Missouri#201201 in 1,792
Florida#205511 in 1,336
Wisconsin#223131 in 2,601
Louisiana#225281 in 1,310
North Carolina#234211 in 1,809
Illinois#258411 in 1,994
Indiana#260131 in 2,915
Pennsylvania#280221 in 3,484
Maryland#28891 in 2,884
Kansas#32051 in 3,550
New York#324391 in 2,992
Kentucky#36051 in 5,120
New Jersey#39691 in 4,875
Colorado#42151 in 5,022
California#454401 in 5,173
Texas#669151 in 9,475
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 1983

girls
#2,135
46 births · 1 in 36,318 girls
boys
#292
689 births · 1 in 2,602 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #2,135Demetrius46

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #292Demetrius689
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 36,318 of them was named Demetrius, which outranked 82.3% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetrius
  1. #2,097Tiffeny47
  2. #2,097Tony47
  3. #2,097Zena47
  4. #2,135Demetrius46
  5. #2,135Amara46
  6. #2,135Blake46
  7. #2,135Claudette46
  8. #2,156Akia45
  9. #2,156Amee45
  10. #2,156Andre45

Tied with 20 names at #2,135; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 2,602 of them was named Demetrius, which outranked 96.0% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetrius
  1. #289Alvin706
  2. #290Bryant693
  3. #291Gavin690
  4. #292Demetrius689
  5. #293Orlando688
  6. #294Roderick682
  7. #295Marcos672
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →