Given name
Dametrius
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Dametrius is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dametrius is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dametrius is a variant of Demetrius. An origin associated with Demetrius is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dametrius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 393
- 393 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 270 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dametrius’s family of names
Dametrius has a related form in Demetrius.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.