Unisex name · since 1917
Dietrich
2,063 babies named Dietrich in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,772 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,063
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dietrich currently ranks #3772 among unisex names in America, with 2,063 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Dietrich recorded 2,063 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #3772 nationally today, ahead of 73% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,246 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,772 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,063 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dietrich ranks #3,246 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,772 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,063 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,246 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,772 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,063
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dietrich's 2,063 recorded births place it above 92.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dietrich compares
2,063 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dietrich's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dietrich | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,063 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dietrich's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dietrich's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dietrich popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Dietrich popularity over time - girls
149 total births recorded since 1953 (Dietrich as girls' name)
Dietrich by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (400 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Dietrich's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dietrich births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 90
1950s
90 births
- 1960s
1960s
180 births
- 1970s
1970s
316 births
- 1980s
1980s
219 births
- 1990s
1990s
283 births
- 2000s
2000s
280 births
- 2010s
2010s
400 births
- 2020s
2020s
185 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 400 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dietrich 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 Dietrich's total volume
Dietrich by state
Where Dietrich concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 70 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.2% |
70 of 2,063 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Dietrich's data
- Dietrich's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (400 total births) through the 2020s (185) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dietrichs (70 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dietrich: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Dietrich 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.