Demetrius is a boy name family recorded 156,346 times in 17 countries since 1900. It ranks highest today in Bulgaria (#8 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Kazakhstan in 1990, at 705.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Dimitri (France, Québec, Belgium), Dmitriy (Kazakhstan), Dimitr (Bulgaria).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Demetrius
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitri | Russian | 38,795 | 🇫🇷 France | #675 | 1989 | ▼ 62 % |
| Dimitri | Russian | 9,693 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1097 | 1992 | ▼ 9 % |
| Dimitri | Russian | 928 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #848 | 1995 | ▲ 66 % |
| Dimitri | Russian | 634 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #499 | 2011 | ▼ 36 % |
| Dimitri | Russian | 610 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #577 | 2001 | ▼ 30 % |
| Dimitri | Russian | 464 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1123 | 2000 | ▼ 33 % |
| Dmitriy | Russian | 37,575 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #169 | 1990 | ▼ 67 % |
| Dmitriy | Russian | 578 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8910 | 2005 | ▼ 51 % |
| Dmitriy | Russian | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1992 | – |
| Demetrius | English | 37,791 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1227 | 1991 | ▼ 51 % |
| Demetrius | English | 46 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2022 | new |
| Demetrius | English | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1900 | – |
| Demetrius | English | 11 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2013 | – |
| Demetrio | Spanish | 6,403 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2305 | 1926 | ▲ 25 % |
| Demetrio | Spanish | 3,064 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5399 | 1999 | ▼ 41 % |
| Demetrio | Spanish | 75 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1922 | – |
| Dimitr | Bulgarian | 8,432 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | #8 | 2015 | – |
| Dimitrios | English | 2,682 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3450 | 1976 | ▼ 5 % |
| Dimitrios | English | 792 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1976 | – |
| Dimitrios | English | 421 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1966 | – |
| Dimitrios | English | 282 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1980 | – |
| Dimitrios | English | 195 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2019 | ▲ 9 % |
| Dimitrios | English | 81 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #244 | 2025 | – |
| Dimitry | French | 1,895 | 🇫🇷 France | #4395 | 1995 | ▼ 69 % |
| Dimitry | French | 569 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8910 | 2009 | ▼ 44 % |
| Dimitry | French | 96 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2007 | – |
| Dimitry | French | 28 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Dimitry | French | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1983 | – |
| Dmitri | Russian | 2,322 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3450 | 2015 | ▼ 51 % |
| Dmitri | Russian | 17 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1985 | – |
| Dmitri | Russian | 15 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1998 | – |
| Dmitri | Russian | 15 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1934 | – |
| Dmitri | Russian | 11 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1985 | – |
| Dmitri | Russian | 10 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2017 | – |
| Dmitry | Russian | 623 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6143 | 2013 | ▼ 57 % |
| Dmitry | Russian | 28 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1970 | – |
| Dmitry | Russian | 26 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2014 | – |
| Dmitry | Russian | 8 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2022 | – |
| Dimitar | Bulgarian | 194 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2131 | 2018 | ▲ 125 % |
| Dimitar | Bulgarian | 60 | 🇫🇷 France | #2839 | 2025 | new |
| Dimitar | Bulgarian | 40 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2017 | – |
| Dimitar | Bulgarian | 6 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2022 | – |
| Dimitar | Bulgarian | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1972 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Dmitry ↔ Dmitriy — checked by hand
- Dmitry ↔ Dimitri — checked by hand
- Dmitry ↔ Demetrio — checked by hand
- Dmitry ↔ Dimitar — checked by hand
- Dmitry ↔ Dimitrios — checked by hand
- Dmitry ↔ Dimitr — checked by hand
- Demetrio ↔ Demetrius — verified against linguistic sources
- Dimitri ↔ Dimitry — spelling variant
- Dmitriy ↔ Dmitri — spelling variant
Questions about Demetrius
How popular is the name Demetrius?
In 2025 it ranked #8 in Bulgaria. Official registers record 156,346 births across 17 countries.
What is Demetrius in other languages?
Dimitri (Russian); Dmitriy (Russian); Demetrio (Spanish); Dimitr (Bulgarian); Dimitrios (English); Dimitry (French); Dmitri (Russian); Dmitry (Russian); Dimitar (Bulgarian).
When was Demetrius most popular?
It peaked in Kazakhstan in 1990, at 705.5 births per 100,000.
Is Demetrius a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Demetrius is a boy name.