Recorded 1969–2012 Boys' name Peak 1991 238 births

Demetreus — boys' name

238 babies named Demetreus in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s431980s641990s772000s412010s5
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Demetreus was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

13 babies were named Demetreus in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demetreus

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Demetreus between 1969 and 2012, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demetreus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demetreus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Demetreus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Demetreus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demetreus 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 238 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.

Demetreus at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

238

Since 1969

44 years of records

Peak year

1991

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1969

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2012

Demetreus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1969

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
13
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Demetreus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
77 births that decade — 32% of Demetreus's all-time total
1960s81970s431980s641990s772000s412010s5

Demetreus by state

Where Demetreus concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Demetreus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.1%
New York share of Demetreus's total US births 2.1%

5 of 238 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demetreus?
238 babies have been named Demetreus since 1969. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 13 births.
When was Demetreus most popular?
Demetreus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Demetreus most popular?
The top states for the name Demetreus are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Demetreus been used?
Demetreus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 44 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Demetreus?
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, 1969–2012 (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.