Given name & surname
Demetris
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Demetris is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demetris is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demetris 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demetris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,505
- 2,613 boys · 892 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,982 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,982 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 99 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,366 as a first name in 2020; 111 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.
Demetris’s family of names
Demetris has a related form in Demetrius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Demetris
- Demetris NicholsAmerican basketball player (born 1984)
- Demetris DaskalakisCypriot footballerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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