Demetrias
Demetrias was a Greek city in Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, situated at the head of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the modern city of Volos.
Meaning & Origin of Demetrias
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demetrias was a Greek city in Magnesia in ancient Thessaly, situated at the head of the Pagasaean Gulf, near the modern city of Volos.
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Origin & history
The Story of Demetrias
As a girl name
Demetrias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 11 Demetriass were born — ranking #4,869 that year. As of 2026, Demetrias ranks #10,393 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Demetriass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Demetrias first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 10 Demetriass were born — ranking #3,857 that year. As of 2026, Demetrias ranks #7,790 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 127 Demetriass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Demetrias
Demetrias is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 127 births in the dataset. Demetrias's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #3,857. Use the chart and map above to compare Demetrias's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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