Demetrios
Demetrios was the 5669th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 925th; the most babies were born in 1974 (77). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,217 places. More babies were named Demetrios in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,669 boys, down 155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197477 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,770babies recorded
Demetrios popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,669 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,514 | 16 |
| 2010 | #2,974 | 39 |
| 2000 | #1,949 | 53 |
| 1990 | #1,548 | 54 |
| 1980 | #1,156 | 62 |
| 1970 | #1,056 | 60 |
| 1960 | #1,923 | 18 |
| 1950 | #2,620 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,676 | 6 |
| 1920 | #3,932 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Demetrios, counting every spelling?
Demetrios has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Demetrios?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Demetrios (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Demetrios 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Demetrios.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Demetrios?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Demetrios are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 23 and 52. That makes Demetrios 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.
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These names rose and fell in step with Demetrios: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Demetrios, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Demetrios
How popular is the name Demetrios?
Demetrios was the 5669th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 925th; the most babies were born in 1974 (77). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,217 places. More babies were named Demetrios in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Demetrios a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Demetrios in the US.