Demetri
Demetri was the 2688th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 784th with 178 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 894 places. More babies were named Demetri in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,688 boys, down 591 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,269babies recorded
Demetri popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 158 since 1959.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,688 | 48 |
| 2020 | #2,097 | 67 |
| 2010 | #1,471 | 111 |
| 2000 | #1,293 | 100 |
| 1990 | #1,592 | 52 |
| 1980 | #3,462 | 12 |
| 1970 | #1,952 | 21 |
| 1960 | #2,922 | 9 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Demetri, counting every spelling?
Demetri has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Demetri?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Demetri (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Demetri 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Demetri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Demetri?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Demetri are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 14 and 33. That makes Demetri mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Demetri by state
How common Demetri was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.5×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Demetri
How popular is the name Demetri?
Demetri was the 2688th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 784th with 178 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 894 places. More babies were named Demetri in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Demetri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Demetri in the US.
Where is Demetri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Demetri was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Ohio.