Boys' name · since 1989
Dimetri
Dimetri has 121 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimetri is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 121 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimetri has been recorded 121 times among boys since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- #16,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 121 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimetri ranks #16,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 121 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 121
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimetri's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dimetri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dimetri's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dimetri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (1992)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dimetri by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (68 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Dimetri's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Dimetri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 68 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Dimetri's decade-level peak was the 1990s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dimetri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1989–2017 (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 Dimetri 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.