Boys' name · since 1962
Demitrius
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 1,966 babies named Demitrius, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,054 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,966
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demitrius currently ranks #9054 among boys' names in America, with 1,966 babies recorded since 1962.
Demitrius has 1,966 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9054 as of the latest data, more common than 35% 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 1962 to 2025.
- #3,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,054 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,966 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demitrius ranks #3,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,054 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,966 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,054 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,966
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Demitrius's 1,966 recorded births place it above 92.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Demitrius compares
1,966 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Demitrius's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Demitrius | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,966 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Demitrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Demitrius's full recorded timeline at 1994, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Demitrius popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Currently ranks #9054 among boys.
1,966 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 79 births in a single year.
Demitrius popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1975 (Demitrius as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Demitrius accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Demitrius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (529 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Demitrius's strongest decade.
529 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Demitrius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 63
1960s
63 births
- 1970s
1970s
217 births
- 1980s
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
529 births
- 2000s
2000s
505 births
- 2010s
2010s
267 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 529 births (27% of all-time use).
Demitrius decade highlights
- Peak decade 529 births
- Runner-up 505 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Demitrius 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 Demitrius's total volume
Demitrius by state
Where Demitrius concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 133 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 97 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 51 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 38 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 7 | 0.4% |
133 of 1,966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 6.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.9% of nationwide
- New York 2.6% of nationwide
- Florida 1.9% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Demitrius appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Demitrius's data
- Demitrius's decade-level peak was the 1990s (529 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.
- California records the most Demitriuss (133 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Demitrius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Demitrius 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.
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