Demetrious
Demetrious was the 8419th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 1355th; the most babies were born in 1991 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,307 places. More babies were named Demetrious in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,419 boys, down 2,037 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,824babies recorded
Demetrious popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 58 since 1962.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,419 | 9 |
| 2020 | #6,382 | 13 |
| 2010 | #4,020 | 25 |
| 2000 | #3,170 | 27 |
| 1990 | #1,688 | 48 |
| 1980 | #1,820 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,809 | 24 |
| 1960 | #2,449 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Demetrious, counting every spelling?
Demetrious has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Demetrious?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Demetrious (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Demetrious 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Demetrious.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Demetrious?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Demetrious are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 22 and 47. That makes Demetrious 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 Demetrious: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Demetrious, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Demetrious
How popular is the name Demetrious?
Demetrious was the 8419th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 1355th; the most babies were born in 1991 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,307 places. More babies were named Demetrious in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Demetrious a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Demetrious in the US.