Demetra
Demetra was the 12228th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 900th; the most babies were born in 1975 (127). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,094 places. More babies were named Demetra in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,228 girls, down 3,132 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,217babies recorded
Demetra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 12 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,228 | 7 |
| 2020 | #9,096 | 11 |
| 2010 | #6,989 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,360 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,656 | 44 |
| 1980 | #1,400 | 89 |
| 1970 | #1,119 | 105 |
| 1960 | #1,750 | 42 |
| 1950 | #3,100 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,328 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,714 | 22 |
| 1920 | #2,298 | 16 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Demetra, counting every spelling?
Demetra has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Demetra?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Demetra (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Demetra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Demetra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Demetra?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Demetra are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 38 and 60. That makes Demetra mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Demetra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Demetra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Demetra
How popular is the name Demetra?
Demetra was the 12228th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 900th; the most babies were born in 1975 (127). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,094 places. More babies were named Demetra in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Demetra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Demetra in the US.