Demetrios vs Demetrius

Side-by-side comparison of Demetrios and Demetrius — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Demetrios

Boy name · Rank #5680

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Name B

Demetrius

Boy name · Rank #1039

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Metric Demetrios Demetrius
Current Rank #5680 #1039
Total Births (all years) 2,755 35,899
Peak Year 1974 1991
Peak Year Births 77 1,052
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Demetrios Demetrius
1910ss 10 36
1920ss 33 42
1930ss 35 19
1940ss 33 80
1950ss 93 507
1960ss 349 2,552
1970ss 621 6,299
1980ss 410 7,187
1990ss 390 8,390
2000ss 431 5,755
2010ss 272 3,777
2020ss 78 1,255

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Demetrios Demetrius
2014 22 362
2015 32 374
2016 21 333
2017 16 325
2018 17 346
2019 25 283
2020 16 266
2021 18 286
2022 16 229
2023 12 261
2024 16 213

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2024.

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