Boys' name · since 1947
Demetrious
1,766 babies named Demetrious in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,766
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Demetrious is the #8344 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,766 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetrious has been recorded 1,766 times among boys since 1947, currently ranked #8344 nationally and more common than 40% 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 1947 to 2025.
- #3,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,344 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,766 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetrious ranks #3,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,766 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,562 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,766
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetrious's 1,766 recorded births place it above 92.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Demetrious compares
1,766 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Demetrious's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demetrious | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,766 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demetrious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demetrious's full recorded timeline at 1990, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demetrious popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Demetrious popularity over time - girls
58 total births recorded since 1962 (Demetrious as girls' name)
Demetrious by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (410 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Demetrious's strongest decade.
410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Demetrious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 152
1960s
152 births
- 1970s
1970s
309 births
- 1980s
1980s
325 births
- 1990s
1990s
410 births
- 2000s
2000s
292 births
- 2010s
2010s
165 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 410 births (23% of all-time use).
How Demetrious 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 Demetrious's total volume
Demetrious by state
Where Demetrious concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 58 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 42 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 41 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
58 of 1,766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Demetrious appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demetrious's data
- Demetrious's decade-level peak was the 1990s (410 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Demetriouss (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Demetrious: 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 (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Demetrious 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.