Demetrius Boy
How popular is Demetrius?
#1,227 boy name in 2025
164 baby boys were named Demetrius in the US in 2025, making it the 1227th most popular boy name.
Demetrius popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,227 for boys (▼ 185 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 164 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #679 in 2015, #856 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (1,052 boys) |
| Highest rank | #259 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Demetrius counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Demetrius family of names ranked #1,047 for boys in 2025 (#914 the year before), with 180 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Demetrius | 164 | 91% |
| Demetrios | 16 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Demetrius is most popular
Babies named Demetrius per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.4 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.3 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Georgia: 0.3 per 1,000 (76 boys)
- Alabama: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (59 boys)
Demetrius by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | #2,268 |
| 1920s | 42 | #2,631 |
| 1930s | 19 | #2,951 |
| 1940s | 80 | #1,849 |
| 1950s | 507 | #844 |
| 1960s | 2,552 | #368 |
| 1970s | 6,300 | #275 |
| 1980s | 7,187 | #277 |
| 1990s | 8,390 | #259 |
| 2000s | 5,755 | #384 |
| 2010s | 3,777 | #513 |
| 2020s | 1,419 | #831 |
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Questions
- Is Demetrius a boy or girl name?
- Demetrius is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Demetrius were boys.
- How popular is the name Demetrius?
- 164 baby boys were named Demetrius in the US in 2025, making it the 1227th most popular boy name.
- When was Demetrius most popular?
- Demetrius peaked in 1991, when 1,052 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #259 in 1991.
- How many people are named Demetrius?
- 37,791 babies have been named Demetrius in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,682 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Demetrius most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Demetrius was most common in Michigan, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.