US rank #3798 Boys' name Peak 2001 2,103 births

Demitri — #3798 US boys' name

2,103 babies named Demitri in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s481980s1151990s5592000s6462010s5462020s163
#3798
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Demitri was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

78 babies were named Demitri in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Demitri

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,103 babies named Demitri between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Demitri currently holds the #3798 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Demitri performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 646 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Demitri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 259 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Demitri in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Demitri 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 2,103 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.

Demitri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,103

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

2001

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,798

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Demitri popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
78
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219731964 5

Demitri popularity over time — girls

23 total births recorded since 1965 (Demitri as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.5 1997199419891965 6

Demitri by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
646 births that decade — 31% of Demitri's all-time total
1960s261970s481980s1151990s5592000s6462010s5462020s163

Demitri by state

Where Demitri concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Demitri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
259 12.3%
#2 New York
150 7.1%
#3 Texas
109 5.2%
#4 Illinois
37 1.8%
#5 Florida
28 1.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
18 0.9%
#7 Arizona
16 0.8%
#8 New Jersey
16 0.8%
California share of Demitri's total US births 12.3%
Even split

259 of 2,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Demitri appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demitri?
2,103 babies have been named Demitri since 1964. It currently ranks #3798 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 78 births.
When was Demitri most popular?
Demitri was most popular in the 2000s decade with 646 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Demitri most popular?
The top states for the name Demitri are California (259 births), New York (150 births), Texas (109 births).
How long has the name Demitri been used?
Demitri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Demitri?
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, 1964–2024 (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.