Demetrus

Recorded 1962–2024 · United States

Demetrus was most popular in 1974, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,117 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 661 people named Demetrus.

Most popular in1974

Rank that year#4,117

Births that year28

Total since 1880661

Given to97% boys

Demetrus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Demetrus’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Demetrus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Demetrus is a boy’s name — 3.3% of the 661 Americans given it were girls and 96.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org