boy's name
Demetrios
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,881
Demetrios is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1974, when 77 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Demetrios 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 | 10 |
| 1920s | 33 |
| 1930s | 35 |
| 1940s | 33 |
| 1950s | 93 |
| 1960s | 349 |
| 1970s | 620 |
| 1980s | 410 |
| 1990s | 390 |
| 2000s | 431 |
| 2010s | 272 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 94 |
How popular is Demetrios?
In 2025, Demetrios was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Demetrios 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 Demetrios
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Demetrios also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Demetrios over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Demetrios
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Demetrios — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Demetrios
How popular is the name Demetrios?
In 2025, Demetrios was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Demetrios a girl's or a boy's name?
Demetrios is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Demetrios most popular?
Demetrios peaked in 1974, when 77 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Demetrios a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Demetrios currently ranks #5,799 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.