Demetrius
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning follower of Demeter the harvest goddess.
How Demetrius has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #679 |
| 2016 | #733 |
| 2017 | #733 |
| 2018 | #700 |
| 2019 | #808 |
| 2020 | #855 |
| 2021 | #830 |
| 2022 | #979 |
| 2023 | #889 |
Demetrius by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Demetrius. In the US, 323 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,051 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.
Names that come from Demetrius
Forms of Demetrius in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dimitridevoted to Demeter; a form of Demetrius234 in the US (2017)
- Dmitrifollower of Demeter; a form of Demetrius50 in the US (2017)
- Demetriofollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius19 in the US (2017)
- Demetricof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Demetriceof demeter, goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrius12 in the US (2017)
- Dumitrudevoted to Demeter; Romanian form of Demetrius6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dekebiter; a diminutive of Demetrius5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Demetrius. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Demetriousfollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius17 in the US (2017)
- Demetriosdevoted to demeter goddess of harvest16 in the US (2017)
- Demetrisdevoted to demeter goddess of harvest; a form of Demetrios16 in the US (2017)
- Demitriusof demeter; goddess of harvest; form of demetrius11 in the US (2017)
- Demeriusof Demeter; a form of Demetrius8 in the US (2017)
- Demetrifollower of demeter; a form of Demetrius86 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Demetrius, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Demetrius
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