Boys' name · since 1953
Dieter
915 babies named Dieter in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 915
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
915 boys have been named Dieter since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dieter has 915 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2023.
- #5,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 915 born since 1953
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dieter ranks #5,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 915 born since 1953, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 915
- born since 1953
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dieter's 915 recorded births place it above 88.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dieter's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dieter's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1967 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dieter popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2023
- Peak year (1967)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Dieter by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (276 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Dieter's strongest decade.
276 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Dieter births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 88
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
276 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 103
1980s
103 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 101
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 276 births (30% of all-time use).
How Dieter compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dieter's total volume
Dieter by state
Where Dieter concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 67 | 7.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
67 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dieter's data
- Dieter's decade-level peak was the 1960s (276 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dieters (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dieter: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dieter draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.