Boys' name · since 1962
Demetrus
Demetrus has 639 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 639
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Demetrus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 639 have been recorded since 1962.
Demetrus has 639 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #6,819 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 639 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demetrus ranks #6,819 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 639 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,819 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 639
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Demetrus's 639 recorded births place it above 85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Missouri.
Demetrus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demetrus's full recorded timeline at 1987, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demetrus popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1973)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Demetrus popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1965 (Demetrus as girls' name)
Demetrus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (190 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Demetrus's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Demetrus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
190 births
- 1980s
1980s
169 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 190 births (30% of all-time use).
How Demetrus 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 Demetrus's total volume
Demetrus by state
Where Demetrus concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
6 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Demetrus's decade-level peak was the 1970s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Demetruss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri 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 Demetrus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1962–2024 (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 Demetrus 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.