Given name & surname
Demetri
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Demetri is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demetri is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demetri 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 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demetri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,269
- 4,111 boys · 158 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 178 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,688 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,688 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 178 in 1992. In 2025, California and Illinois and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,586 as a first name in 2020; 215 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.
Demetri’s family of names
Demetri has a related form in Demetrius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Demetri
- Demetri MartinAmerican comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humoristborn 1973
- Demetri MitchellEnglish association football player (born 1997)
- Demetri TerzopoulosDistinguished Professor of Computer Science at UCLAborn 2000
- Demetri DollisVictoria, Australian and Greek politicianborn 1956
- Demetri McCameyAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
- Demetri GoritsasAmerican actorborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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