Given name
Demitrius
“a follower of the goddess Demeter”
Demitrius is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Demitrius is a variant of Demetrius. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Demeter.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Demitrius 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 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Demitrius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,977
- 1,966 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,115 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,115 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,356 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.
Demitrius’s family of names
Demitrius has a related form in Demetrius.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Demitrius
- Demitrius CongerAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
- Demitrius OmphroyPhilippine soccer playerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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