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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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
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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 2015

  • 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: #947 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,355 boysWAIdaho: 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: #631 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,055 boysMNIllinois: #469 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,656 boysILWisconsin: #422 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,268 boysWIMichigan: #391 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,171 boysMINew York: #794 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,050 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: #624 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,017 boysINOhio: #454 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,741 boysOHPennsylvania: #801 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,647 boysPANew Jersey: #960 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,318 boysNJConnecticut: #447 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,881 boysCTCalifornia: #876 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 8,381 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: #562 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,511 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedWVVirginia: #620 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,242 boysVAMaryland: #786 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,562 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: #581 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,166 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedARTennessee: #553 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,322 boysTNNorth Carolina: #759 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,779 boysNCSouth Carolina: #442 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,390 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #535 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,831 boysLAMississippi: #471 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,312 boysMSAlabama: #384 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,932 boysALGeorgia: #399 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,198 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius, so not publishedHITexas: #902 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 7,837 boysTXFlorida: #465 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,810 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#384 · 1 in 1,932
  2. Michigan#391 · 1 in 2,171
  3. Georgia#399 · 1 in 2,198
  4. Wisconsin#422 · 1 in 2,268
  5. South Carolina#442 · 1 in 2,390

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#384121 in 1,932
Michigan#391221 in 2,171
Georgia#399251 in 2,198
Wisconsin#422121 in 2,268
South Carolina#44291 in 2,390
Connecticut#44751 in 2,881
Ohio#454221 in 2,741
Florida#465351 in 2,810
Illinois#469251 in 2,656
Mississippi#47161 in 2,312
Louisiana#53591 in 2,831
Tennessee#553111 in 3,322
Missouri#56291 in 3,511
Kansas#58151 in 3,166
Virginia#620101 in 4,242
Indiana#62491 in 4,017
Minnesota#63171 in 4,055
North Carolina#75991 in 5,779
Maryland#78651 in 5,562
New York#794171 in 6,050
Pennsylvania#80191 in 6,647
California#876271 in 8,381
Texas#902241 in 7,837
Washington#94751 in 7,355
New Jersey#96051 in 8,318
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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 2015

boys
#679
374 births · 1 in 5,125 boys

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #679Demetrius374
More about 2015

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 5,125 of them was named Demetrius, which outranked 95.2% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Demetrius
  1. #676Valentino376
  2. #677Kristian375
  3. #677Lee375
  4. #679Demetrius374
  5. #679Rex374
  6. #681Makai371
  7. #681Toby371
  8. #683Alessandro370

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

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →