Is Demetrius a boy or girl name?
Demetrius is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 213 boys were named Demetrius, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.6% of the 37,626 US babies named Demetrius were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,038
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Demetrius since 1912
- 37,626
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 1,079 babies
Boys and girls named Demetrius, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 80 | 6 | 7% |
| 1950s | 507 | 80 | 13.6% |
| 1960s | 2,552 | 363 | 12.5% |
| 1970s | 6,299 | 650 | 9.4% |
| 1980s | 7,187 | 444 | 5.8% |
| 1990s | 8,390 | 162 | 1.9% |
| 2000s | 5,755 | 22 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 3,777 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,255 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 213 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 261 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 229 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 286 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 266 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 283 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 346 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 325 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 333 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 374 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 362 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 425 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 396 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 432 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 501 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 484 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 523 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 541 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 628 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 496 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 593 | #437 | 6 | #14,627 |
| 2003 | 554 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 584 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 673 | #385 | 9 | #10,333 |
| 2000 | 679 | #384 | 7 | #12,127 |
| 1999 | 650 | #391 | 10 | #8,962 |
| 1998 | 670 | #377 | 8 | #10,363 |
| 1997 | 679 | #364 | 10 | #8,519 |
| 1996 | 759 | #338 | 10 | #8,320 |
| 1995 | 855 | #310 | 13 | #6,742 |
| 1994 | 894 | #301 | 19 | #5,077 |
| 1993 | 942 | #295 | 19 | #5,043 |
| 1992 | 1,022 | #280 | 24 | #4,271 |
| 1991 | 1,052 | #259 | 27 | #3,850 |
| 1990 | 867 | #291 | 22 | #4,407 |
| 1989 | 885 | #281 | 39 | #2,826 |
| 1988 | 789 | #292 | 43 | #2,499 |
| 1987 | 746 | #288 | 28 | #3,272 |
| 1986 | 764 | #277 | 50 | #2,127 |
| 1985 | 656 | #311 | 41 | #2,410 |
| 1984 | 621 | #314 | 35 | #2,634 |
| 1983 | 689 | #292 | 46 | #2,137 |
| 1982 | 627 | #314 | 45 | #2,226 |
| 1981 | 716 | #287 | 58 | #1,869 |
| 1980 | 694 | #295 | 59 | #1,845 |
| 1979 | 735 | #278 | 67 | #1,666 |
| 1978 | 659 | #290 | 64 | #1,657 |
| 1977 | 676 | #290 | 64 | #1,642 |
| 1976 | 656 | #286 | 80 | #1,345 |
| 1975 | 635 | #299 | 82 | #1,328 |
| 1974 | 680 | #275 | 74 | #1,390 |
| 1973 | 653 | #281 | 72 | #1,381 |
| 1972 | 597 | #306 | 69 | #1,416 |
| 1971 | 542 | #339 | 45 | #1,914 |
| 1970 | 466 | #375 | 33 | #2,319 |
| 1969 | 448 | #369 | 45 | #1,841 |
| 1968 | 397 | #391 | 39 | #1,917 |
| 1967 | 385 | #384 | 45 | #1,711 |
| 1966 | 264 | #472 | 28 | #2,261 |
| 1965 | 289 | #456 | 42 | #1,750 |
| 1964 | 212 | #541 | 42 | #1,810 |
| 1963 | 188 | #575 | 31 | #2,142 |
| 1962 | 189 | #569 | 49 | #1,610 |
| 1961 | 101 | #769 | 24 | #2,487 |
| 1960 | 79 | #852 | 18 | #2,923 |
| 1959 | 75 | #890 | 15 | #3,142 |
| 1958 | 71 | #897 | 10 | #4,000 |
| 1957 | 79 | #847 | 16 | #2,957 |
| 1956 | 65 | #927 | 15 | #3,079 |
| 1955 | 71 | #877 | 13 | #3,251 |
| 1954 | 69 | #889 | 11 | #3,541 |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,868 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,305 | 6 | #4,547 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,930 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,226 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,901 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,367 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,343 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,456 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,175 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,489 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Demetrius reached #259 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #1,328 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 Demetrius
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.