Demetreus
Greek name derived from Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and fertility.
Name Census estimates that about 228 living Americans carry the first name Demetreus. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Demetreus today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Demetreus births was 1991 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Demetreus. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
228
~ 1 in 1,503,309 Americans
Peak year
1991
13 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2012 SSA rank
#12,718
Tracked since 1969
Popularity
Demetreus: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Demetreus from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 77 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Demetreus by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Demetreus during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Demetreus' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Demetreus
The name Demetreus is derived from the ancient Greek name Demetrios, which was borne by the Demetrius who was one of the Diadochi, the successors of Alexander the Great. The name Demetrios is of uncertain meaning, but is possibly derived from the Greek word demeter meaning "mother of corn" or "earth mother". Alternatively, it may be derived from the word demetria which referred to an annual festival honoring the goddess Demeter.
The name Demetrios appears in ancient Greek literature and historical records from as early as the 4th century BC. One of the earliest recorded examples is Demetrius I Poliorcetes, a Macedonian king who reigned from 294–287 BC. He was known as Poliorcetes, which means "the Besieger" due to his skill in siege warfare.
Another notable figure with this name was Demetrius of Phalerum, an Athenian orator, philosopher, and statesman who lived from around 350–280 BC. He was appointed governor of Athens by the Macedonian king Cassander and was responsible for founding the city's first public library.
In the 2nd century AD, there was Demetrius the Cynic, a Greek philosopher and one of the most famous Cynic philosophers of his time. He was known for his ascetic lifestyle and his critiques of wealth and power.
During the Byzantine era, Demetrius of Thessalonica, a Christian martyr who was killed in the early 4th century AD, became a highly revered saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The name Demetrius was relatively common among Byzantine royalty and nobility.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Demetrius was Demetrius of Rostov, a Russian Orthodox saint and scholar who lived from 1651 to 1709. He was a prolific writer and is best known for his hagiographies, which were collections of lives of saints.
The name Demetreus, with the slight variation in spelling, appears to have emerged as an alternative form of the name Demetrius in the English-speaking world. While not as common as the original Greek spelling, it has been used throughout history, particularly in literature and other written works.
People
Demetreus + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Demetreus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Demetreus: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Demetreus?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 228 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Demetreus going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,503,309 US residents.
Is Demetreus a common name?
We classify Demetreus as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 238 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Demetreus most popular?
The single biggest year for Demetreus was 1991, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Demetreus is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Demetreus a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Demetreus in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.