In 2024, 213 boys in the United States were named Demetrius, making it the 1,038th most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 690th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1991, with 1,079 births.
Records for Demetrius go back to 1912, and 37,626 babies have been given the name since.
A Greek name meaning "follower of Demeter". Has classical heritage with Shakespearean connections.
Demetrius is of Greek origin, described as classic in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 213 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
A Greek name meaning "follower of Demeter". Has classical heritage with Shakespearean connections.
Demetrius is of Greek origin, and is usually described as classic in style.
In 2024, 213 boys in the United States were named Demetrius, making it the 1,038th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 213 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Demi is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Demetrius.