Demetri
Masculine · “of Demeter”
Demetri is given to both — 4,111 boys and 158 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Demetri is of Demeter — the Greek earth goddess whose name may mean 'earth mother' or 'grain mother'.
How old is the name Demetri?
Demetri first appears in US birth records in 1953 — 72 years ago. The typical Demetri alive today was born around 2002, making them about 23 years old. About 4,000 people named Demetri are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Demetri most popular?
Demetri peaked in 1992, reaching #783 nationally. Today it ranks #2676, 1,893 places below that high. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Demeter to Demetri
The story of Demetri
Demeter's daughter Persephone is taken to the underworld and the goddess stops the earth growing until she is returned for part of each year — the Greek account of the seasons. Her name is generally read as earth mother. Demetri is standard in Greek and Slavic use and is in current American use.
Meaning
of Demeter
From the Greek Demetrios, 'devoted to Demeter'. The goddess's own name is generally read as de or ge, 'earth', and meter, 'mother', though the first element is debated. Demetri is a Slavic and Greek short form. The formation is documented.
How the name formed
- Demeter
- Demetrios
- Demetri
Related forms: Δημήτρης · Dmitri · Demetrius
Pronouncing Demetri
duh-MEE-tree
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Greek Dimitris is thi-MEE-tris.
Nicknames for Demetri
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1953
- Most boys named
- 1992178 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #783reached in 1992
- Change vs 2024
- −9.4%48 in 2025, from 53
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Demetri in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Δημήτρης in Greek — related form
- Dmitri in Russian — related form
- Demetrius in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Texas.
Demetris among us
people named Demetri are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 35,585 born in 2025 was named Demetri
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Ishmael test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Demetri's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Ishmael climbed just as high around 1912, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Ishmael's path sketches the road Demetri is walking now.
Demetri sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Demetri is headed
Demetri should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Demetri beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Demetri in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the seasons are explained by Demeter's grief is a first-rate myth.
- Dima and Demi are two short forms, both with real use.
- It is standard across Greek and Slavic naming.
- It names a major deity at one remove.
- Dmitri and Demetrius are both close in sound.
- Three syllables make it moderately long for everyday use.
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Masculine · #2676 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Demetris are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 4,000 people named Demetri are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Demetri in 2025?
- Demetri ranks #2676 among US boy names in 2025, with 48 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Demetri?
- About 1 in every 35,585 US boys born in 2025 was named Demetri — 48 in all.
- Will my child share the name Demetri with classmates?
- Demetri will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Demetri
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