Boys' name · since 1969
Demitrus
Demitrus has 134 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
134 boys have been named Demitrus since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Demitrus recorded 134 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2012.
- #15,502 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Demitrus ranks #15,502 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Demitrus's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Demitrus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Demitrus's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Demitrus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2012
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Demitrus by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Demitrus's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Demitrus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Demitrus's data
- Demitrus's decade-level peak was the 1980s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Demitrus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1969–2012 (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 Demitrus 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.