Demetre
A unisex name of Greek origin, meaning devoted to demeter; a form of demetrius.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Demetre by the numbers
Demetre was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 57 babies in 1992, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Demetre. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Demetradevoted to demeter the harvest goddess13 in the US (2017)
- Demetriedevoted to demeter; a form of demetrius5 in the US (2017)
- Demetriafollower of Demeter the harvest goddess39 in the US (2017)
- Demetrisdevoted to demeter goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrios16 in the US (2017)
- Demetricof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demery6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean holiness
Like Demetre, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Christianfollower of christ; anointed one7,058 in the US (2017)
- SantiagoSaint James4,193 in the US (2017)
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Demetre
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