Name meaning & stats
Demetrius
Demetrius means “follower of Demeter” (Ancient Greek origin). 37,694 US babies since 1940, peak 1991.
What it means
“follower of Demeter”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1991
37,694 US babies were named Demetrius between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Demetrius (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 75% of the family
- Demetrius 75%
- Demetris 7%
- Demetrios 5%
- Demitrius 4%
- Demetrious 4%
- Demetruis 2%
- Demetrus 1%
- Demetreus <1%
- Demetrias <1%
- Demitris <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1991)