Over the past 110 years, 579 girls and 32 283 boys have been named Demetrius. The name Demetrius ranks 4643th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Demetrius in 1962. The peak of popularity of the name Demetrius came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.