Is Demetris a boy or girl name?
Demetris was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 25.5% of the 3,498 US babies named Demetris were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,218
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Demetris since 1949
- 3,498
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 108 babies
Boys and girls named Demetris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 21 | 57 | 73.1% |
| 1960s | 157 | 235 | 59.9% |
| 1970s | 495 | 348 | 41.3% |
| 1980s | 661 | 204 | 23.6% |
| 1990s | 650 | 48 | 6.9% |
| 2000s | 358 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 200 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,218 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,409 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,218 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,096 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,774 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,504 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,800 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,588 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,609 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,926 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,992 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,040 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,649 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,190 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,853 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,458 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,912 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,754 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,134 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,497 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,477 | 6 | #13,106 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 60 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 63 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 84 | #1,239 | 9 | #8,917 |
| 1992 | 82 | #1,248 | 10 | #8,239 |
| 1991 | 94 | #1,133 | 14 | #6,333 |
| 1990 | 99 | #1,067 | 9 | #8,665 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,175 | 14 | #5,906 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,273 | 13 | #5,985 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,238 | 6 | #10,163 |
| 1986 | 75 | #1,079 | 24 | #3,574 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,334 | 21 | #3,882 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,241 | 24 | #3,438 |
| 1983 | 59 | #1,182 | 24 | #3,357 |
| 1982 | 70 | #1,089 | 23 | #3,547 |
| 1981 | 69 | #1,096 | 32 | #2,795 |
| 1980 | 72 | #1,067 | 23 | #3,532 |
| 1979 | 64 | #1,121 | 24 | #3,363 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,154 | 39 | #2,317 |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,128 | 42 | #2,193 |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,145 | 33 | #2,447 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,071 | 45 | #1,967 |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,356 | 39 | #2,105 |
| 1973 | 46 | #1,225 | 36 | #2,184 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,200 | 21 | #3,084 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,567 | 33 | #2,346 |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,502 | 36 | #2,208 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,652 | 25 | #2,656 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,459 | 28 | #2,315 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,051 | 26 | #2,386 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,765 | 26 | #2,366 |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,003 | 25 | #2,420 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,339 | 27 | #2,364 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,395 | 21 | #2,722 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,212 | 18 | #2,950 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,894 | 20 | #2,773 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,834 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,719 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,346 | 6 | #5,567 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,992 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,021 | 5 | #6,174 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,588 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,939 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,869 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,879 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,773 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,401 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Demetris reached #1,067 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #1,967 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Demetris
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.