US rank #4194 Boys' name Peak 1999 3,047 births

Demetrio — #4194 US boys' name

3,047 babies named Demetrio in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s861920s1991930s1691940s1661950s2011960s2741970s3071980s3501990s4202000s4862010s2712020s112
#4194
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Demetrio was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

88 babies were named Demetrio in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demetrio

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,047 babies named Demetrio between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demetrio currently holds the #4194 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demetrio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 486 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Demetrio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 896 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Demetrio in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demetrio 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 3,047 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.

Demetrio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,047

Since 1908

117 years of records

Peak year

1999

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,194

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1908

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2024

Demetrio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
88
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Demetrio by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
486 births that decade — 16% of Demetrio's all-time total
1900s61910s861920s1991930s1691940s1661950s2011960s2741970s3071980s3501990s4202000s4862010s2712020s112

Demetrio by state

Where Demetrio concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Demetrio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
896 29.4%
#2 California
556 18.2%
#3 New Mexico
32 1.1%
#4 Illinois
23 0.8%
#5 New York
16 0.5%
#6 Florida
6 0.2%
#7 Arizona
5 0.2%
Texas share of Demetrio's total US births 29.4%
Even split

896 of 3,047 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demetrio?
3,047 babies have been named Demetrio since 1908. It currently ranks #4194 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 88 births.
When was Demetrio most popular?
Demetrio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 486 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Demetrio most popular?
The top states for the name Demetrio are Texas (896 births), California (556 births), New Mexico (32 births).
How long has the name Demetrio been used?
Demetrio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 117 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Demetrio?
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, 1908–2024 (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.