Given name & surname
Demas
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Demas is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Original GreekΔημας
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demas is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demas is a variant of Demetrius. An origin associated with Demetrius is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Greek noun demos (δημος), “country or people.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Demas appears in Philemon 1:24, Colossians 4:14, 2 Timothy 4:10 and 1 other passage.
- Philemon 1:24
- Colossians 4:14
- 2 Timothy 4:10
- 2 Timothy 4:12
From biblical name research
Demas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 as a first name in 2020; 1,645 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Demas
- Demas NwokoNigerian academicborn 1935
- Demas BarnesAmerican politician (1827-1888)
- Demas AkporeNigerian politician1928–1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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