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Demetrius

Demetrius holds the #1227 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 164 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #856 in 2020 to #1227 today. Its strongest year on record was 1991 (#259 nationally, 1,052 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1912. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#522 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1227
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#259
in 1991 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
164
boys named Demetrius

Demetrius popularity, 1880–2025

0.014%0.028%0.042%0.056%18801900192019401960198020002020#259 in 1991
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1991

Where Demetrius is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025WI—Michigan: #601 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MI#601New York: #1297 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1297Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025IN—Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: #913 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#913New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025CT—California: #1438 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1438Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1040 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TN#1040North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025NC—South Carolina: #743 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)SC#743District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025LA—Mississippi: #522 (5 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)MS#522Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025AL—Georgia: #710 (13 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Demetrius in 2025HI—Texas: #1555 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1555Florida: #1009 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1009
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#522), Michigan (#601), Georgia (#710)

Uniqueness score

57/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Demetrius in the most recent year of SSA data.

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