Boys' name · since 1953
Demetri
Demetri has 4,111 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,689 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,111
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,111 babies have been named Demetri since 1953, making it today's #2689 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetri has been recorded 4,111 times among boys since 1953, currently ranked #2689 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #2,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,689 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,111 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetri ranks #2,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,689 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,111 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,689 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,111
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetri's 4,111 recorded births place it above 95.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Demetri compares
4,111 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Demetri's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demetri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,111 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 178 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demetri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Demetri splits its recorded history at 1990: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1953 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 178 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Demetri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Demetri popularity over time - girls
158 total births recorded since 1959 (Demetri as girls' name)
Demetri by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,132 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Demetri's strongest decade.
1,132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Demetri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 155
1960s
155 births
- 1970s 217
1970s
217 births
- 1980s 323
1980s
323 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,132 births
- 2000s
2000s
993 births
- 2010s
2010s
880 births
- 2020s 373
2020s
373 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,132 births (28% of all-time use).
How Demetri 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 Demetri's total volume
Demetri by state
Where Demetri concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 364 | 8.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 304 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 221 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 211 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 132 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 67 | 1.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 64 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 1.4% |
364 of 4,111 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Demetri appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demetri's data
- Demetri's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,132 total births); usage has since declined to 373 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Demetris (364 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Demetri: 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 (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Demetri 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.