Boys' name · since 1917
Dimas
Dimas has 1,834 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,834
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dimas currently ranks #4890 among boys' names in America, with 1,834 babies recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimas has been recorded 1,834 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #4890 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,486 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,890 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,834 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimas ranks #3,486 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,890 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,834 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,486 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,834
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dimas's 1,834 recorded births place it above 92.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dimas compares
1,834 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Dimas's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dimas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,834 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dimas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dimas splits its recorded history at 1977: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dimas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Dimas by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (304 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Dimas's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Dimas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 56
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s 116
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
229 births
- 1990s
1990s
300 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 304 births (17% of all-time use).
How Dimas 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 Dimas's total volume
Dimas by state
Where Dimas concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 514 | 28.0% |
| #2 | California | | 211 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 37 | 2.0% |
514 of 1,834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dimas's data
- Dimas's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (304 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dimass (514 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dimas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
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 Dimas 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.