Demetrus
- Last seen for girls in 1977 at #9,652
- Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
- Given to boys 96.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1973 · 26 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 639since 1962
Demetrus over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Demetrus has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #10,938 | 6 | |
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| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
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| 2009 | — | #7,236 | 11 | |
| 2008 | — | #9,019 | 8 | |
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| 2006 | — | #6,904 | 11 | |
| 2005 | — | #10,151 | 6 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,143 | 8 | |
| 2003 | — | #5,877 | 12 | |
| 2002 | — | #6,522 | 10 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,445 | 10 | |
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | — | #6,843 | 8 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,406 | 20 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,290 | 14 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,697 | 12 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,999 | 22 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,813 | 15 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,779 | 15 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,131 | 15 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,710 | 18 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,459 | 12 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,071 | 14 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,972 | 15 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,680 | 17 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,157 | 23 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,205 | 21 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1976 | — | #2,054 | 23 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,948 | 24 | |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #2,050 | 21 |
| 1973 | — | #1,736 | 26 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,323 | 16 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,595 | 7 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
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| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
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| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1962
The first year at least five boys were named Demetrus! It came in at #3,640, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1963–1964, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Demetrus is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Demetrus in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Demetrus
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1962
- Peaked 1973 at #1,736 (26 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 59,945
- Highest: 1 in 59,945 boys born in 1973 were named Demetrus (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 287,148 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
- 29.7% of all boys named Demetrus (190) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 | #2,311 (1968) | #3,515 |
| 1970s | 190 | #1,736 (1973) | #2,382 |
| 1980s | 169 | #2,213 (1980) | #2,929 |
| 1990s | 144 | #2,999 (1992) | #4,452 |
| 2000s | 82 | #5,877 (2003) | #7,712 |
| 2010s | 6 | #10,717 (2014) | #10,717 |
| 2020s | 6 | #10,938 (2024) | #10,938 |
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.
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