Demetrice
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-MEE-triss
- Origin
- Greek
Demetrice is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Demeter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Demetrice mean?
Greek: variant of Demetrius
“follower of Demeter”
A variant of Demetrius, from the Greek Dēmētrios, meaning devoted to Demeter, goddess of the harvest.
Is Demetrice a girl's or a boy's name?
Demetrice is a boys' name.
How popular is Demetrice in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Demetrice in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1962, 84% of the babies named Demetrice in the US were girls. By 2001 it was 15%, with more boys than girls since 1985.
Demetrice in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,264 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,080 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,532 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,351 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,398 |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,492 |
| 1985 | 48 | #1,415 |
| 1984 | 44 | #1,443 |
| 1983 | 47 | #1,360 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 41 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,291 |
| 1979 | 43 | #1,421 |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,203 |
| 1977 | 46 | #1,335 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,238 |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,138 |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,351 |
| 1973 | 34 | #1,464 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,657 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,326 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
Names like Demetrice
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke, Damian, Jorge, Christopher, Jason, Andre, Nicholas, Joshua, Deandre, Jace, Felipe, Alexis
Names related to Demetrice
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Demetrice: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/demetrice, updated 20 October 2026.