Demosthenes

deh-MOHS-thuh-neez /dɛˈmoʊsthəˌniːz/
boy 4 syllables fading

Demosthenes is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Demosthenes is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2007. Demosthenes was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1923 (8 births).

About the name Demosthenes

Pronunciationdeh-MOHS-thuh-neez /dɛˈmoʊsthəˌniːz/
8peak births 1923
1914first in SSA data

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How popular is Demosthenes?

Boys named Demosthenes
1914192019401960198020002007
Boys named Demosthenes per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–2007 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2007) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Demosthenes total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200766#11,270
19895—#8,186
19816—#5,666
19725—#5,151
19405—#3,572
19317—#3,168
19296—#3,651
19245—#4,498
19238—#3,234
19165—#4,059
19145—#3,367
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