Boys' name · since 1964
Demitri
Demitri has 2,137 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,137
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Demitri is the #3478 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,137 recorded since 1964.
Demitri has 2,137 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3478 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #3,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,478 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,137 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demitri ranks #3,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,478 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,137 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,137
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Demitri's 2,137 recorded births place it above 93.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Demitri compares
2,137 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Demitri's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demitri | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,137 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demitri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Demitri splits its recorded history at 1998: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Demitri popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Demitri popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1965 (Demitri as girls' name)
Demitri by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (646 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Demitri's strongest decade.
646 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Demitri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
559 births
- 2000s
2000s
646 births
- 2010s
2010s
547 births
- 2020s 196
2020s
196 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 646 births (30% of all-time use).
How Demitri 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 Demitri's total volume
Demitri by state
Where Demitri concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 259 | 12.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 150 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 109 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 18 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 16 | 0.7% |
259 of 2,137 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Demitri appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demitri's data
- Demitri's decade-level peak was the 2000s (646 total births); usage has since declined to 196 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Demitris (259 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Demitri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Demitri 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.