Boys' name · since 1974
Demetries
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Demetries, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetries sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 61 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetries has been recorded 61 times among boys since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1974 to 2001.
- #20,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetries ranks #20,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetries's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Demetries's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demetries's SSA record in two at 1984 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 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demetries popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2001
- Peak year (1980)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2001.
61 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 10 births in a single year.
Demetries by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Demetries's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Demetries births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (34% of all-time use).
Demetries decade highlights
- Peak decade 21 births
- Runner-up 20 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Demetries's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2000s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Demetries: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1974–2001 (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 Demetries 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.
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