Demetrius

deh-MEHT-reers /dɛˈmɛtɹɪəs/
boy 3 syllables cooling

Demetrius is an established boys' name that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.

Demetrius is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,229 for boy births in the United States (and #2,534 across all names), given to 164 babies. Demetrius first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1991 (1,052 births).

About the name Demetrius

Pronunciationdeh-MEHT-reers /dɛˈmɛtɹɪəs/
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#1,229among boys 2025
#2,534among all names 2025
164boys 2025

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How popular is Demetrius?

Boys named Demetrius 164 in 2025
19121920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Demetrius per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Demetrius
19461950196019701980199020002004
Girls named Demetrius per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Demetrius total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025164164#1,229
2024213213#1,042
2023261261#890
2022229229#985
2021286286#831
2020266266#856
2019283283#808
2018346346#700
2017325325#734
2016333333#734
2015374374#679
2014362362#690
2013425425#597
2012396396#616
2011432432#580
2010501501#514
2009484484#545
2008523523#520
2007541541#491
2006628628#436
2005496496#500
2004599599#14,628#438
2003554554#455
2002584584#421
2001682682#10,333#385
2000686686#12,127#384
1999660660#8,962#392
1998678678#10,363#377
1997689#8,519#364
1996769#8,320#338
1995868#6,742#310
1994913#5,077#301
1993961#5,043#295
19921,046#4,271#280
19911,079#3,850#259
1990889#4,407#291
1989924#2,826#281
1988832#2,499#292
1987774#3,272#288
1986814#2,127#277
1985697#2,410#311
1984656#2,635#314
1983735#2,138#292
1982672#2,227#314
1981774#1,869#286
1980753#1,845#294
1979802#1,666#278
1978723#1,657#290
1977740#1,642#290
1976736#1,345#286
1975718#1,328#299
1974754#1,390#275
1973725#1,381#281
1972666#1,416#305
1971587#1,914#339
1970499#2,319#375
1969493#1,841#369
1968436#1,918#391
1967430#1,711#384
1966292#2,261#472
1965331#1,749#456
1964254#1,810#540
1963219#2,142#575
1962238#1,609#570
1961125#2,488#769
196097#2,922#854
195990#3,143#890
195881#4,000#897
195795#2,957#847
195680#3,079#927
195584#3,251#877
195480#3,541#889
195331#1,364
195213#2,175
195111#2,408
195022#1,580
194913#2,147
194816#1,895
194717#1,868
194617#4,547#2,307
194510#2,285
19447#2,930
19416#3,226
19357#3,025
19315#3,901
19307#3,367
19275#4,343
19266#3,813
19257#3,489
19248#3,325
19225#4,456
192111#2,668
19198#3,175
19187#3,451
19165#4,058
191510#2,489
19126#2,346