Dimitrios
Dimitrios was the 3464th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 957th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 482 places. More babies were named Dimitrios in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Demetrius) "devoted to Demeter" · Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #3,464 boys, up 1,280 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197676 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,682babies recorded
What does the name Dimitrios mean?
Dimitrios is a spelling of Demetrius, pronounced the same way, so it shares Demetrius's meaning and origin.
Demetrius is the Latin form of the Greek Dēmētrios, "belonging to Demeter", the goddess of grain and harvest. Wiktionary analyses her name as "earth mother", though that analysis is debated. The name was borne by kings and saints, including the soldier-martyr Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica, and lives on as Dimitri and Dmitry. In the US Demetrius was most popular around 1990.
Δημήτριος (Ancient Greek, “Dēmētrios, of Demeter”)Δημήτηρ (Ancient Greek, “Demeter, goddess of grain”)
How sure is this? Well established. The name certainly refers to Demeter; the "earth mother" reading of Demeter is one proposal.
Related names: Dimitri, Dmitry, Demetria, Demetrio, Demi.
See also: Greek names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Demetrius', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Demetrius', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Demetrius', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Dimitrios popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,464 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,744 | 20 |
| 2010 | #2,748 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,095 | 48 |
| 1990 | #1,736 | 46 |
| 1980 | #1,126 | 65 |
| 1970 | #1,473 | 33 |
| 1960 | #4,171 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dimitrios, counting every spelling?
Dimitrios is a spelling of Demetrius, a name family that ranked #1,014 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,464 for Dimitrios on its own. Together these spellings went to 205 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demetrius | 164 | #1,229 | 1,153 |
| Dimitrios | 33 | #3,464 | 160 |
| Dimitrius | 8 | #9,122 | 41 |
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 Dimitrios?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dimitrios (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dimitrios 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dimitrios.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dimitrios?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Dimitrios are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 19 and 46. That makes Dimitrios mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Dimitrios by state
How common Dimitrios was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×). In 47 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 Dimitrios: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dimitrios, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dimitrios
What does Dimitrios mean?
Dimitrios is a spelling of Demetrius, which means “"devoted to Demeter"” (Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Dimitrios?
Dimitrios was the 3464th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 957th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 482 places. More babies were named Dimitrios in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Dimitrios a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dimitrios in the US.
Where is Dimitrios most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dimitrios was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Illinois.