Boys' name · since 1963
Demetre
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 679 babies named Demetre, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 679
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetre currently ranks #12274 among boys' names in America, with 679 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Demetre recorded 679 times among boys since 1963, holding rank #12274 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #6,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,274 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 679 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetre ranks #6,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,274 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 679 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 679
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetre's 679 recorded births place it above 85.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Demetre compares
679 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Demetre's all-time total is 84% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demetre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 679 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demetre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demetre's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demetre popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Demetre popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1964 (Demetre as girls' name)
Demetre by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (278 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Demetre's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Demetre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 90
2010s
90 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 278 births (41% of all-time use).
How Demetre compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Demetre's total volume
Demetre by state
Where Demetre concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Demetre's data
- Demetre's decade-level peak was the 1990s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Demetres (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Demetre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Demetre 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.