Boys' name · since 1969
Demetreus
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 238 babies named Demetreus, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetreus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 238 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Demetreus recorded 238 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1969 to 2012.
- #11,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 238 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetreus ranks #11,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 238
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetreus's 238 recorded births place it above 73.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Demetreus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demetreus's full recorded timeline at 1990, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demetreus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Demetreus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (77 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Demetreus's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Demetreus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 77 births (32% of all-time use).
Demetreus by state
Where Demetreus concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Demetreus's data
- Demetreus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Demetreuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Demetreus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1969–2012 (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 Demetreus 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.