Unisex name · since 1958
Demetress
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Demetress, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Demetress is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 122 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Demetress recorded 122 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1980.
- #24,916 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetress ranks #24,916 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Demetress's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Demetress's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demetress's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demetress popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1980
- Peak year (1964)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Demetress popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1971 (Demetress as boys' name)
Demetress by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (68 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Demetress's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Demetress births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
44 births
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 68 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Demetress's decade-level peak was the 1970s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- 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 Demetress: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1958–1980 (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 Demetress 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.