Recorded 1973–2000 Boys' name Peak 1973 23 births

Demeterius — boys' name

23 babies named Demeterius in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s52000s5

The verdict

23 boys have been named Demeterius since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2000.

23
total births
1973–2000
years on record
1970s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Demeterius was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

7 babies were named Demeterius in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demeterius

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Demeterius between 1973 and 2000, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demeterius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demeterius performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Demeterius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demeterius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Demeterius at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

23

Since 1973

28 years of records

Peak year

1973

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1973

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2000

Demeterius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1973

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1973)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2000198019741973 7

Demeterius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 57% of Demeterius's all-time total
1970s131980s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demeterius?
23 babies have been named Demeterius since 1973. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1973 with 7 births.
When was Demeterius most popular?
Demeterius was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Demeterius been used?
Demeterius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 28 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Demeterius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Demetrius, Demarcus, Demario, Demond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.