Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Demitra is a variant of Demeter. An origin associated with Demeter is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Demitra is a variant of Demeter. The history of Demeter gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Demeter is associated with the goddess of the harvest.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Demitra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 643
- 0 boys · 643 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,638 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,638 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 564 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.
Demitra’s family of names
Demitra has a related form in Demeter.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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