girl's name
Demetra
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,277
Demetra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Demetra is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1975, when 133 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Demetra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 95 |
| 1920s | 199 |
| 1930s | 184 |
| 1940s | 199 |
| 1950s | 306 |
| 1960s | 870 |
| 1970s | 1,011 |
| 1980s | 571 |
| 1990s | 400 |
| 2000s | 204 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
How popular is Demetra?
In 2025, Demetra was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Demetra is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Demetra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Demetra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Demetra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Demetra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Demetra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Demetra
How popular is the name Demetra?
In 2025, Demetra was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Demetra a girl's or a boy's name?
Demetra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Demetra most popular?
Demetra peaked in 1975, when 133 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Demetra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Demetra currently ranks #13,177 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.