Demitria
Feminine · “A spelling of Demetria”
Demitria is a spelling of Demetria, the feminine of Demetrius, 'of Demeter', the Greek goddess of the harvest. Its short form Demi became famous through one actress, born Demetria.
How old is the name Demitria?
Demitria first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Demitria alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 600 people named Demitria are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Demitria most popular?
Demitria peaked in 1992, reaching #3091 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Demeter to Demitria
The story of Demitria
Demetria Gene Guynes was born in New Mexico in 1962 and grew up as Demi; as Demi Moore she became one of the best-paid actresses in Hollywood in the 1990s, and her fame made Demi familiar as a short form. Demitria, with an i in place of the e, is one of the spellings American families used for Demetria; nothing records why the vowel was changed.
Meaning
A spelling of Demetria, 'of Demeter'
Demetria is the feminine of Demetrius, 'belonging to Demeter', the goddess of grain and harvest.
How the name formed
- Demeter
- Demetria
- Demitria
Related forms: Dimitra · Demetria · Demetria
Pronouncing Demitria
duh-MEE-tree-uh
Four syllables with the stress on the second.
Nicknames for Demitria
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
- 1965
- Most girls named
- 199237 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3091reached in 1992
- Change vs 2021
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
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.
Demitria in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Dimitra in Greek — same name
- Demetria in English — spelling variant
- Demetria in Italian — same name
Demitrias among us
people named Demitria are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Demitria sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A settled Greek meaning tied to the harvest.
- Comes with Demi as a ready short form.
- Distinct on paper.
- Almost everyone will write Demetria.
- Four syllables is long for everyday use.
- Some will read the i as a slip.
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Frequently asked
- How many Demitrias are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Demitria are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Demitria in 2025?
- Demitria is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Demitria will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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