Recorded 1970–2005 Boys' name Peak 1976 156 births

Dimetrius — boys' name

156 babies named Dimetrius in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s401990s562000s22
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Dimetrius was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dimetrius in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dimetrius

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Dimetrius between 1970 and 2005, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dimetrius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dimetrius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dimetrius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dimetrius 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 156 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.

Dimetrius at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

156

Since 1970

36 years of records

Peak year

1976

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1970

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dimetrius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1970

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1976)
10
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 200520001996199319881985197919751970 8

Dimetrius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 36% of Dimetrius's all-time total
1970s381980s401990s562000s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dimetrius?
156 babies have been named Dimetrius since 1970. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1976 with 10 births.
When was Dimetrius most popular?
Dimetrius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Dimetrius been used?
Dimetrius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 36 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dimetrius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dimitri, Dimitrios, Dimas, Dimitrius, 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, 1970–2005 (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.