Demitrius
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- deh-MEE-tree-us
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Demitrius is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “follower of Demeter”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Demitrius mean?
Greek: spelling of Demetrius
“follower of Demeter”
Demetrius is one of the young lovers in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Is Demitrius a girl's or a boy's name?
Demitrius is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Demitrius in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Demitrius, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Demitrius in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Demitrius in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,681 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,533 |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,284 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,004 |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,595 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,015 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,171 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 57 | #1,765 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,813 |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,554 |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 79 | #1,270 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,496 |
| 1990 | 39 | #1,941 |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,562 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,016 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,619 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,244 |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,657 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,050 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
Nicknames for Demitrius
- Demi 61 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Demitrius
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Demetrius Damian Alexander Alexis Darius Lucas Sebastian Alejandro Nicholas Christian Cristian Jeremiah
Names related to Demitrius
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Demitrius: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/demitrius, updated 20 October 2026.