US rank #4205 Boys' name Peak 1996 1,814 births

Dimas — #4205 US boys' name

1,814 babies named Dimas in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s291930s561940s791950s1161960s1421970s1501980s2291990s3002000s3042010s2612020s138
#4205
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 70% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Dimas was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

41 babies were named Dimas in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dimas

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,814 babies named Dimas between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dimas currently holds the #4205 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dimas performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dimas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 514 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Dimas in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dimas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,814 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dimas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,814

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1996

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,205

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dimas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
41
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Dimas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
304 births that decade — 17% of Dimas's all-time total
1910s101920s291930s561940s791950s1161960s1421970s1501980s2291990s3002000s3042010s2612020s138

Dimas by state

Where Dimas concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dimas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
514 28.3%
#2 California
211 11.6%
#3 New York
37 2.0%
Texas share of Dimas's total US births 28.3%
Even split

514 of 1,814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dimas?
1,814 babies have been named Dimas since 1917. It currently ranks #4205 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 41 births.
When was Dimas most popular?
Dimas was most popular in the 2000s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Dimas most popular?
The top states for the name Dimas are Texas (514 births), California (211 births), New York (37 births).
How long has the name Dimas been used?
Dimas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dimas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dimitri, Dimitrios, Dimitrius, Dimitry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.