Name profile

Deimos

A name meaning "terror".

PronunciationClassical Greek /dêː.mos/; English /ˈdaɪ.məs/
Usage languagesGreek Mythology
US rank (2025)#8,243

Meaning and history

Deimos means “terror” in Greek and was the name of one of the sons of the Greek god Ares; it is also the name of one of Mars’s moons.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 7 births, rank #9,568
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 5 births, rank #12,145
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: 6 births, rank #10,799
2022: 8 births, rank #8,990
2023: 5 births, rank #12,239
2024: 7 births, rank #9,894
20252025: 9 births, rank #8,243

In 2025, 9 babies were recorded with the name Deimos, ranking #8,243 among boys.