How Many People Are Named Demetrius?
people named Demetrius are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,616 people in the US has this name
Based on 37,791 babies named Demetrius in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,079 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of the Greek name Δημητριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess DEMETER (1). Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. This was also the name of several early saints including a Saint Demetrius who was martyred in the 4th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Demetrius, 4.5% were girls and 95.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Demetrius fell from 13.6% in the 1950s to 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Demetrius alive today is about 34 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 22 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Demetrius first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1991, to 1,079 babies. In 2025, 164 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Demetrius has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #259, in 1991. In 2025 it ranked #1,229.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,229 |
| Best rank | #259 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #317 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Demetrius alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Demetrius were born in Illinois than in any other state: about 2,816 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Demetrius was given 3.9 times as often in Alabama, 3.5 times in District of Columbia and 3 times in Georgia.
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