Dimitri
Dimitri was the 1101st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 503rd with 401 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 196 places. More babies were named Dimitri in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,101 boys, down 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 195boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992401 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,693babies recorded
Dimitri popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 99 since 1955.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,101 | 195 |
| 2020 | #1,014 | 205 |
| 2010 | #1,087 | 177 |
| 2000 | #732 | 234 |
| 1990 | #1,157 | 88 |
| 1980 | #1,417 | 45 |
| 1970 | #1,380 | 37 |
| 1960 | #1,736 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,353 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,091 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dimitri, counting every spelling?
Dimitri is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,021 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,101 for Dimitri on its own. Together these spellings went to 203 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitri | 195 | #1,101 | 1,043 |
| Dimitry | 8 | #9,123 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dimitri?
195 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dimitri (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dimitri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dimitri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dimitri?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Dimitri are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 11 and 33. That makes Dimitri mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dimitri by state
How common Dimitri was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.7×), New Jersey (1.6×), Ohio (1.5×). In 26 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dimitri: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dimitri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dimitri
How popular is the name Dimitri?
Dimitri was the 1101st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 195 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 503rd with 401 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 196 places. More babies were named Dimitri in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Dimitri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dimitri in the US.
Where is Dimitri most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dimitri was most common in Michigan (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and West Virginia.