unisex name
Demetris
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,521
Demetris is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 25% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 108 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Demetris over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 78 |
| 1960s | 392 |
| 1970s | 843 |
| 1980s | 865 |
| 1990s | 698 |
| 2000s | 358 |
| 2010s | 200 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Demetris?
In 2025, Demetris was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Demetris 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 Demetris
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Demetris also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Demetris over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Demetris
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Demetris — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Demetris
How popular is the name Demetris?
In 2025, Demetris was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Demetris a girl's or a boy's name?
Demetris is used for both girls and boys. About 25% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Demetris most popular?
Demetris peaked in 1990, when 108 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Demetris a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Demetris currently ranks #10,885 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.