Demetrus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- deh-MEE-trus
- Origin
- Greek
Demetrus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Demeter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Demetrus mean?
Greek: variant of Demetrius
“of Demeter”
A spelling of Demetrius, from Greek Demetrios, 'of Demeter', the goddess of grain and the harvest.
Is Demetrus a girl's or a boy's name?
Demetrus is a boys' name.
How popular is Demetrus in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1973, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Demetrus in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Demetrus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,053 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
Names like Demetrus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nicholas Christopher Jason Damian Alexis Andrew Darius Joshua Dustin Jeremy Lucas Christian
Names related to Demetrus
More Greek names
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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, “Demetrus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/demetrus, updated 20 October 2026.