Given name & surname
Demitri
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Demitri is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demitri is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demitri 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 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demitri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,160
- 2,137 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,462 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,462 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 78 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,894 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.
Demitri’s family of names
Demitri has a related form in Demetrius.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
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.
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