Given name & surname
Demetrio
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Demetrio is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Original LatinDemetrius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demetrio is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In Italian usage, Demetrio developed from Δημήτριος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demetrio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,064
- 3,064 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,441 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,441 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 88 in 1999. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,064 as a first name in 2020; 411 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.
Demetrio’s family of names
Demetrio shares a linguistic root with Dmitri. Demetrio has a related form in Demetrius. In Spanish usage, Demetrio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Demetrius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Demetrio has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Demetrio comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Demetrio
- Demetrio AlbertiniItalian association football playerborn 1971
- Demetrio LozanoSpanish handball playerborn 1975
- Demetrio NeyraPeruvian footballer (1908-1957)
- Demetrio Fernández GonzálezRoman Catholic bishopborn 1950
- Demetrio B. LakasPresident of Panama (1925-1999)
- Demetrio H. BridPolitician and de facto President of Panama (1859–1917)
- Demetrio Aguilera Maltawriter (1909–1981)
- Demetrio ProgoniPrince of the Albanians1101–1216
- Demetrio GonzálezSpanish-Mexican actor and singer (1927–2015)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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