Boys' name · since 1970
Dimetrius
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 156 babies named Dimetrius, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 156
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
156 boys have been named Dimetrius since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dimetrius has 156 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2005.
- #14,480 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 156 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dimetrius ranks #14,480 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 156 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,480 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 156
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dimetrius's 156 recorded births place it above 68.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dimetrius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dimetrius's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dimetrius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2005
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dimetrius by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (56 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Dimetrius's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dimetrius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 56 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Dimetrius's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2000s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dimetrius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1970–2005 (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 Dimetrius 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.