Demetrios
Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, Dimitrije and Zmicier, in addition to other forms descended from it.
- Ancient Greek
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Demetrios
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, Dimitrije and Zmicier, in addition to other forms descended from it.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
- Greek
The Story of Demetrios
American parents first put Demetrios on the record books as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 77 Demetrioss were born — ranking #924 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Demetrioss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,105 among baby boy names with 14 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 3K Demetrioss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Demetrios
Demetrios is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Demetrios's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #920. Use the chart and map above to compare Demetrios'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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