Boys' name · since 1912
Demetrius
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 36,064 babies named Demetrius, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,227 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,064
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Demetrius is the #1227 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 36,064 recorded since 1912.
Demetrius has 36,064 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1227 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #605 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,227 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 36,064 born since 1912
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetrius ranks #605 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,227 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 36,064 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.
- #605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,227 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,064
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demetrius's 36,064 recorded births place it above 98.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Demetrius compares
36,064 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Demetrius's all-time total is 98x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demetrius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,064 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,052 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demetrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demetrius's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 1,052, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demetrius popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 1,052
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Demetrius popularity over time - girls
1,727 total births recorded since 1946 (Demetrius as girls' name)
Demetrius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8,390 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Demetrius's strongest decade.
8,390 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Demetrius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1940s 80
1940s
80 births
- 1950s 507
1950s
507 births
- 1960s 2,552
1960s
2,552 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,300 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,187 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,390 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,755 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,777 births
- 2020s 1,419
2020s
1,419 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8,390 births (23% of all-time use).
How Demetrius 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 Demetrius's total volume
Demetrius by state
Where Demetrius concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 2,943 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 2,775 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,646 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 2,268 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 2,217 | 6.1% |
| #6 | California | | 2,208 | 6.1% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 1,987 | 5.5% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,804 | 5.0% |
2,943 of 36,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Demetrius appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demetrius's data
- Demetrius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (8,390 total births); usage has since declined to 1,419 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Demetriuss (2,943 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Demetrius: 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 (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Demetrius 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.