Boys' name · peaked in 1991
Demetrius name popularity since 1925
37,731 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Demetrius (4.6% girls, 95.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Demetrius is about 36 years old in 2026. Demetrius peaked in 1991 as the #259 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 37,731
- Named Demetrius, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,229 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 95.4% boys
- 1,727 girls · 36,004 boys
- Most popular in
- Alabama
- 3.32× its national share
Peak year is the year Demetrius made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Demetrius births per year, 1925–2025
1991 was the biggest year for Demetrius both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1961 and 1966, Demetrius became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 21,000 baby boys to 1 in 6,760.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 6,490 to 1 in 10,400.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Demetrius's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Demetrius.
Decade by decade
Babies named Demetrius in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 18 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 19 | #3,025 |
| 1940s | 6 | 80 | #2,285 |
| 1950s | 80 | 507 | #877 |
| 1960s | 363 | 2,552 | #456 |
| 1970s | 650 | 6,300 | #299 |
| 1980s | 444 | 7,187 | #311 |
| 1990s | 162 | 8,390 | #310 |
| 2000s | 22 | 5,755 | #500 |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,777 | #679 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,419 | #1,229 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.5% of babies named Demetrius from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Demetrius is most popular
The index compares Demetrius's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Demetrius.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3.32× | 2,018 |
| District of Columbia | 3.15× | 499 |
| Georgia | 3.04× | 2,885 |
| South Carolina | 2.16× | 1,040 |
| Florida | 2.14× | 2,652 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Demetrius and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Demetrius (this page) | 36,004 | 1991 |
| Demetrios | 2,747 | 1974 |
| Demitrius | 1,966 | 1992 |
| Demetrious | 1,766 | 1991 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Demetrius's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Demetrius.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Demetrius (1991).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data