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
0%100%Median name50%35%
Demitrius vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Demitrius's 1,966 recorded births place it above 92.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
79
Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
020406080100 196219711979198719952003201120192025 8

Demitrius popularity over time - girls

11 total births recorded since 1975 (Demitrius as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 19751982 5

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 529 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -29, 10.9%-49, 4.9%-36, 6.8%-111, 2%-49, 4.9%-55, 4.5%-140, 3.6%-52, 3.6%-28, 17.6%-103, 4.3%-112, 2.8%-67, 4.2%-56, 5.2%-32, 6.3%-60, 3.2%Demitrius-64, 4%Demitrius
Demitrius vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Demitrius by state

Where Demitrius concentrates geographically, total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Demitrius
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%
California share of Demitrius's total US births 6.8%
Even split

133 of 1,966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Demitrius appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Demitrius?
Demitrius has been given to 1,966 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,337 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #9,054 of 13,930. 79 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
Where does Demitrius sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Demitrius most popular?
Demitrius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 529 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Demitrius most popular?
The top states for the name Demitrius are California (133 births), Illinois (97 births), New York (51 births).
How long has the name Demitrius been used?
Records for Demitrius go back to 1962, giving 64 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Demitrius?
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.

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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.