Boys' name · since 1977
Dametrius
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 393 babies named Dametrius, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 393
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dametrius sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 393 recorded since 1977.
Dametrius has 393 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #9,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 393 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dametrius ranks #9,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 393 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 393
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dametrius's 393 recorded births place it above 79.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dametrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dametrius splits its recorded history at 2003: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dametrius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Dametrius by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (120 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Dametrius's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dametrius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 120 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Dametrius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dametrius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dametrius draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.