Demetrius
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,227 for boys
Demetrius is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,227th for boys in the US (164 babies).
What does Demetrius mean?
Greek
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Demetrius a girl's or a boy's name?
Demetrius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 164 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Demetrius in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Demetrius, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Demetrius in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Demetrius in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Demetrius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,227among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 164about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 164 boys in the US were named Demetrius, making it the 1,227th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 856th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 1,052 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had fewer boys named Demetrius than any year since 1961.
Half of all the boys named Demetrius in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Demetrius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 164 | #1,227 |
| 2024 | 213 | #1,042 |
| 2023 | 261 | #890 |
| 2022 | 229 | #982 |
| 2021 | 286 | #831 |
| 2020 | 266 | #856 |
| 2019 | 283 | #808 |
| 2018 | 346 | #700 |
| 2017 | 325 | #734 |
| 2016 | 333 | #733 |
| 2015 | 374 | #679 |
| 2014 | 362 | #690 |
| 2013 | 425 | #597 |
| 2012 | 396 | #616 |
| 2011 | 432 | #580 |
| 2010 | 501 | #513 |
| 2009 | 484 | #545 |
| 2008 | 523 | #520 |
| 2007 | 541 | #491 |
| 2006 | 628 | #436 |
| 2005 | 496 | #499 |
| 2004 | 593 | #438 |
| 2003 | 554 | #455 |
| 2002 | 584 | #421 |
| 2001 | 673 | #385 |
| 2000 | 679 | #384 |
| 1999 | 650 | #391 |
| 1998 | 670 | #377 |
| 1997 | 679 | #364 |
| 1996 | 759 | #338 |
| 1995 | 855 | #310 |
| 1994 | 894 | #301 |
| 1993 | 942 | #295 |
| 1992 | 1,022 | #280 |
| 1991 | 1,052 | #259 |
| 1990 | 867 | #291 |
| 1989 | 885 | #281 |
| 1988 | 789 | #292 |
| 1987 | 746 | #288 |
| 1986 | 764 | #277 |
| 1985 | 656 | #311 |
| 1984 | 621 | #314 |
| 1983 | 689 | #292 |
| 1982 | 627 | #314 |
| 1981 | 716 | #285 |
| 1980 | 694 | #294 |
| 1979 | 735 | #278 |
| 1978 | 659 | #289 |
| 1977 | 676 | #290 |
| 1976 | 656 | #286 |
| 1975 | 636 | #299 |
| 1974 | 680 | #275 |
| 1973 | 653 | #281 |
| 1972 | 597 | #305 |
| 1971 | 542 | #339 |
| 1970 | 466 | #374 |
| 1969 | 448 | #368 |
| 1968 | 397 | #391 |
| 1967 | 385 | #384 |
| 1966 | 264 | #472 |
| 1965 | 289 | #456 |
| 1964 | 212 | #539 |
| 1963 | 188 | #575 |
| 1962 | 189 | #570 |
| 1961 | 101 | #768 |
| 1960 | 79 | #851 |
| 1959 | 75 | #887 |
| 1958 | 71 | #891 |
| 1957 | 79 | #844 |
| 1956 | 65 | #923 |
| 1955 | 71 | #873 |
| 1954 | 69 | #886 |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,356 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,122 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,880 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,849 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,457 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
Names like Demetrius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexander Sebastian Lucas Darius Damian Nicholas Jason Tobias Zachary Christopher Myles Luke
Names related to Demetrius
Demetrios Demetris Demitrius Demetrious Dametrius Demetrus Demetruis
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Penelope Phoebe Margot Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Demetrius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/demetrius, updated 20 October 2026.